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Stag beetle in log - Ceruchus piceus
Copyright © 2008 Noah Charney

Stag beetle in log - Ceruchus piceus
Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
December 8, 2008
Size: 1cm
I believe these fell out of the log I was splitting that was full of powder, red maple. You can see some powder on both the adult and larva, I assume they're related.

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Contributed by Noah Charney on 8 December, 2008 - 8:30am
Last updated 9 December, 2008 - 6:21pm

Nope this is actually a male
Nope this is actually a male Ceruchus piceus. In Lucanidae.
… William Ericson, 8 December, 2008 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
Set me straight, William.
Just how is this one a male? Looks female to me. Compare.
… Jim McClarin, 9 December, 2008 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Females don't have curved man
Females don't have curved mandibles like this, it's a minor male. We can wait for MJ Paulsen though.
… William Ericson, 9 December, 2008 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Here's another example
of what I figured to be a female. The mandibles are curved although perhaps not quite as long as the beetle's above. Also, if you look at the other associated images, you can see what I figured was an everted ovipositor. (Maybe it's male genitalia instead?)
… Jim McClarin, 10 December, 2008 - 5:16am login or register to post comments

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