Stag Beetle
Female
Taken at Haystacks on 2nd July 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 long shot
 Fact File
Stag Beetle.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Lucanus cervus.
Coleoptera.
Lucanidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 Rotting wood.
Nectar, tree sap.
Woodland.
May - August
The resemblance of the male's mandibles to the horns of a stag, and their use in combat between males, much like with deer, gives the species it's scientific and common names. In decline due to forest management's aims of eliminating old trees and dead wood.