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Links

Please note that these are very general random links, there are other specific links scattered all over the site.

Veluwefotografie vliegendhert - Gerrit Rekers excellent photos stag beetles in their natural habitat.
Fotogalerie Coleoptera - A German site with a fantastic collection of Lucanidae photos, frequently updated.
Andras Andrasi website - Fot the most stunning pictures of flying stag beetles.
Bugguide - For the New World Lucanidae. A very well designed site that allows you to post and comment. See contributions here.
ARKive - Site with a growing collection of photos of British invertebrates, with information for each species.
Dorset Scenery - Stag Beetle photos taken by John P. Allen in his garden, Wimborne, Dorset, England.
Lucanidae overview - Generic Guide to the New world Scarab Beetles - Superb site from the University of Nebraska, USA.
Scarab Workers - also in the above site.
Proyecto Ciervo Volante - Biologia del Ciervo Volante: de lo poco conocido y lo much por conocer. English translation available. Site run by Marcos Mendez, who inspired me to start this one.
Stag beetle - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Let's keep the information on this page as accurate as possible.
Lucanidae - Wikispecies - Some interesting references here.
Tree of life web project - Scarabaeoidea: scarabs, stag beetles, dung beetles, etc.
Stag Beetle Action Plan for Sussex - Some detailed information about Lucanus cervus, worth reading through.
LE LUCANE! (Lucanus cervus, Coléoptère Lucanidae) - Les pages entomologiques d'André Lequet are very interesting.
Stag beetles in Sweden - The evolution and the life cycle of the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) as a multiparameter system. Note that the observations shown in this site were taken at 8 am in the morning.
Stag beetles in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - by Dr Markus Rink.
Stag beetles & the law - A PTES pdf that might come in useful regarding Planning & Development applications in stag beetle areas.
ConservationEvidence.com sharing conservation experience - A new online, peer-reviewed journal.
Online Entomology Tutorials - An excellent course by Dr. John Meyer, of NC State Unversity, USA.
Colchester Natural History Society - Featuring a monthly column, Watching Wildlife, by Joe Firmin.
The Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES).
Bug Club Magazine - For junior members of the AES.
Royal Entomological Society
The National Insect Week - Creating a Buzz about insects.
Why not eat insects, by Vincent M. Holst (1885) Part 2 cont. Apparently according to Pliny the Romans possibly ate stag beetle larvae. Surprised? If so read For Most People, Eating Bugs Is Only Natural, by Sharon Guynup and Nicolas Ruggia.

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