 Male stag beetle. Photo by Maria Fremlin, 5 June 2013. |
The stag beetle 2013 flight season has had a slow start due to below average temperatures. In spite of that, the magpies in my patch had beaten me to it! First sighting of the season was the corpse of a male, on 23 May! On 5 June, when the weather was rather warm, there were quite a few stag beetles though. Above is a splendid male who came attached to the finger of Kamilla Skov, Copenhagen Zoo, when she poked it in an emergence hole in an old breeding area. It drew blood. Who said that the males didn't bite?
Do register your sightings on the ongoing The Great Stag Hunt III survey. Null records (eg 'I looked but I didn't find any') are equally useful.
If you have any interesting observations do not hesitate to email me; thanks to your feedback there is always something new to learn about these fascinating beetles. Consequently, I do my best to keep this site updated as I enjoy receiving your emails.
See you soon ;-)
Contact: Maria Fremlin.
”Science is the most extraordinary collective effort of mankind”, quoting my late father-in-law, John Heaver Fremlin.
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