Stag Beetle Loggery

Kew Gardens' skyscraper style 'Loggery' is part of the London Biodiversity Action Plan for Stag Beetles.

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Stag Beetle Loggery

Stag Beetle Loggery

Did you know?

  • the stag beetle is Britain's biggest native beetle
  • males can grow up to 50 mm (2 in) overall, including the 'antlers', which are elongated jaws
  • larvae feed in rotting wood for up to seven years before emerging briefly -- usually in May -- as mating adults 
  • the Thames Valley is a hotspot for stag beetles and Kew is doing all it can to encourage them

 

1 comment on 'Stag Beetle Loggery'

si cole says

09/08/2010 10:40:29 PM | Report abuse

probably the single most important invertebrate habitat at Kew. Brilliant

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