[Adastra] Stag Beetles

[John Luck]

Hi Penny

1 female June 2nd over here

John

PennyGreen at sussexwt.org.uk wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> On Saturday at dusk I saw at least seven male Stag Beetles all around an
> Ivy-clad tree, looking for females perhaps? It was a wonderful sight, I
> had forgotton how impressive they are!
>
> This is an email to ask for any Stag beetle sightings that you may have
> over the next month or so. The males are very obvious when flying with a
> body length of between 25-75 mm and huge mandibles and the female is
> 30-45 mm and has very small mandibles. You may find Stag Beetle larvae
> in your garden if you have dead wood. 
>
> Heres a good web link: http://tinyurl.com/335th9 for pictures of males,
> females, larvae and other interesting information.
>
> Let me know if you find any! Please use this email:
> mailto:pennygreen at sussexwt.org.uk
>
> All the best,
> Penny
>
> Penny Green
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