Species Cards
Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
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Group: |
© Angela Bond Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) |
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Food chain : |
Herbivore |
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What it eats : |
Larva eats dead wood. Adults do not eat, they just drink water and maybe some nectar. |
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Eaten by: |
Woodpeckers eat the larvae |
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Habitat: |
Woodland; Dead WoodWoodland; Dead Wood |
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Description: |
A huge beetle - males can be up to 7 cm long. The body is black and the wing cases are shiny brown. Males have long antler-like jaws which they use in fights for females. Larvae (grubs) live in soft, rotting wood. It can take them up to five years to grow large enough to turn into adult beetles. |
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