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Beetle - Lucanus elaphus

Beetle - Lucanus elaphus
North Carolina, USA
June 13, 2009

Moving to guide page -
is it possible for you to crop this image so that the beetle fills the pic??

congrats
I've never seen a male stage beetle either. Great find! Take lots of pictures.

Yes, very nice
Lucanus elaphus--giant stag beetle. I've been chasing beetles for 40 years and have never seen one.

Ooooo nice!
Lucanid, a stag beetle. I'm guessing a male by the size of those mandibles. I'm thinking it might be in Lucanus but I'm not positive.

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