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Lucanus capreolus - male
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

Lucanus capreolus - Male
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 1, 2005
Size: 37 mm including mandibles
This male died a couple days after mating, which Maria Fremlin tells me is typical. I popped him into ethanol so I could shoot him at my leisure. Here he is, dead, dried off and ready!

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 3 August, 2005 - 9:10pm
Last updated 4 December, 2005 - 7:45am

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