THE STAG BEETLE 



fitly represents the family Lucanidce, the males of which 

 have such a large head and jaws that they have been 

 likened to the antlers of the monarch of the glen, and 

 perpetuated in the common English name. Most 

 species feed during the larval state on rotten wood. 

 The shining chocolate-black armour of the Stag Beetle 



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sets off to advantage this large, fine creature, and whilst 

 the antlered male is the larger of the sexes, the female 

 has more powerful jaws than her husband. I have 

 known the female to be picked up by the male and 

 carried away triumphant, after the latter had fought for 



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