Male stag beetles fighting over a dead female

Male stag beetles fighting over a dead female

I must tell you that I've staged these fights. I knew that this female was “turned on”, so I decided to test her on some males. Indeed the males found her so attractive that they were willing to fight for her several times.

Photo by Maria Fremlin. Colchester, England. 2004:07:21 18:30:48 BST

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Continuation of the above fight. Note how the standing beetle has positioned his legs. If anybody knows of any other beetles that can "stand up", please let me know.

Photo by Maria Fremlin. Colchester, England. 2004:07:21 18:31:50 BST

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