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Giant Stag Beetle - Lucanus elaphus - male

Giant Stag Beetle - Lucanus elaphus - Male
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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Giant Stag Beetle - Lucanus elaphus - male Giant Stag Beetle - Lucanus elaphus - male Giant Stag Beetle - Lucanus elaphus - male

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

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

 
Giant Stag Beetle
I showed one I found at my aunt's to my mom. She freaked, lol.

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.

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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