An image of two male stag beetles battling for mating rights has been announced as the winner of the Close-up photographer of ...

Also called the greater stag beetle, this is the UK's largest beetle. It is rare and found only in certain areas of southern Britain. Stag beetle larvae spend four to six years feeding on rotting tree ...

What is the biggest beetle in the UK? The European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is the biggest beetle species found in the UK. It is mostly found in southeast England but is quite rare. Females grow ...

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A stag beetle flying at dusk is a rare and amazing sight. At up to 7cm long, it’s our largest beetle. Its name comes from enormous jaws that look rather like a stag’s antlers. Stag beetles ...

The beauty and ferocity of the natural world are on vivid display among the winning images of the latest Close-up ...

She added that 15% of proceeds would go to a UK-based conservation group for stag beetles. "Poaching of stag and rhinocerous beetles is a big issue. Some beetles may be wild-caught, which can ...

Lesser stag beetles, like many other minibeasts, depend on old trees and rotting wood, which is the ideal spot for them to lay their eggs! The hummingbird hawk-moth is a summer visitor to the UK ...

Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating behaviors among insects and arachnids. Stag beetles square off in a wrestling ...