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Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus)
Photo#5501
Copyright © 2004
Cotinis
Giant Stag Beetle -
Lucanus elaphus
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Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 30, 2004
Moribund individual found under a light. I had not seen any of this species in several weeks--they appear to be more common in June.
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Cotinis
on 4 August, 2004 - 11:08pm
Last updated 19 June, 2005 - 3:12pm
Stag beetle
Saw 1 in the uk in London still alive took a pic of it on my hand Would send pic but not sure how too Richard
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Shaggy321
, 25 June, 2013 - 8:55am
stag beetle
What an awesome bug. He looks like he has deer antlers..I kept him for several hrs. I couldn't get over what a sweet bug he was..I found him 7/3/09 in Southern Illinois.. I showed him off to all of my family.. Lets just say I love bugs and they don't so much..lol
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ricksgirl
, 6 July, 2009 - 5:44pm
Giant Stag Beetle
I showed one I found at my aunt's to my mom. She freaked, lol.
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Benjamin Martin
, 8 May, 2023 - 9:00am
Stag Beetle
I live in Baltimore City Maryland and found one in front of my house. Just wondering if this is a poisoned bug? It pinched my husband.
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Theresa Bury
, 7 July, 2007 - 12:57am
i seen one like this
i seen one like this but it was a gray color. and had a jagged edge it looked like a leaf. or a a piece of bark off of an pine tree
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froglady_mg
, 9 June, 2007 - 10:18pm