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Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

The Lesser Stag Beetle is a small, shiny beetle with big jaws that look like antlers! They are often found in gardens and forests, and they love to munch on decaying wood.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Lesser Stag Beetle is a medium-sized, dark brown to black beetle with a distinctly flattened body. Its wing cases have fine ridges, and males have smaller, less imposing mandibles compared to larger stag beetle relatives, making them appear more proportionate to their head.

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Lesser Stag Beetle
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Lesser Stag Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even with powerful jaws, Lesser Stag Beetles are completely harmless to humans.

Males 'wrestle' with each other using their mandibles to impress nearby females!

Their larvae live inside rotting wood for up to two years before becoming adults!

These beetles are nature's recyclers, turning dead trees into new soil!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wood-Wrangler Larvae

Lesser Stag Beetle larvae can digest tough, decaying wood because of specialized gut microbes, helping them grow and recycle nutrients.

Fähigkeit

Mandible Melee

Male Lesser Stag Beetles have strong mandibles that help them engage in harmless wrestling contests to win over females.

Fähigkeit

Armored Flight

Lesser Stag Beetles have a robust exoskeleton for protection, while wings help them fly to find mates and food.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
25-60 mm
Größe
18-32 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae eat decaying wood; adults sip tree sap from injured trees or ripe fruit.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume rotting wood, while adults feed on nutrient-rich tree sap and fruit.

Hauptnahrung

  • Decaying wood
  • Tree sap
  • Fungi
  • Overripe fruit

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Preys on larvae and adult beetles.

eats

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Forages for beetles on the ground at night.

depends on

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Larvae feed on its decaying wood.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These beetles are friendly, but it's best to watch them without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Lesser Stag Beetle?

25-60 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Lesser Stag Beetle?

18-32 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Lesser Stag Beetle?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Lesser Stag Beetle?

5 km/h

Was frisst Lesser Stag Beetle?

Larvae eat decaying wood; adults sip tree sap from injured trees or ripe fruit.

Wo findet man Lesser Stag Beetle normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Lesser Stag Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Lesser Stag Beetle?

6

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