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30th May 2015 chrishadden

Stag beetle - male

Lucanus cervus

This one is medium sized, approximately 6cm in length.
The British stag beetle is such a recognisable and captivating animal, with its huge size and jaws to match.
Though it may look fearsome they are harmless and fascinating to watch as they fly around the garden on warm sunny evenings.

Canon EOS 7D
1/250s f/7.1 at 85.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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LynnH01-Jun-2015 17:23
I've never seen anything like this! Wow.
laine30-May-2015 22:45
We call then Rhino beetles, here....a great macro Chris. They are such interesting creatures.
Johnny JAG30-May-2015 20:33
Lucky you to find such a monster, we don't get them in the Pennines.
Stephanie30-May-2015 20:16
This beastie flies???? Yikes!!! I'm hiding under the covers!!!!
Alexander Kazakov30-May-2015 19:16
Great! V
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