These male stag beetles have developed some impressive mandibles (mouthparts) to win mates. Male stag beetles will battle it out with other males to demonstrate who is the largest and strongest and ...

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Q: I found this critter one evening near an outdoor light at a feed store. It was banging into the light repeatedly. It didn’t hurt my skin when I picked it up and it didn’t try to bite me. What is ...

A contender for Britain's largest insect could be the largest UK beetle, the stag beetle ( Lucanus cervus, measuring in at 35 ...

Beetles are some of the most diverse animals in the world, with around 400,000 known species living in a wide variety of habitats. They are famed for their particularly hard exoskeleton and powerful ...

Getting ready for bed the other night, the kitties went nuts! The noise of a small helicopter was clattering on the porch as something kept hitting the patio door! Always curious, I looked out to see ...

TOKYO >> Akio Ohara reaches into a plastic container and scoops out a beetle bigger than his hand. Its majestic top horn stretches out far past the tips of his fingers, and a smaller horn curves ...

Some insects have detachable penises, others produce sperm that is 20 times the size of their own body. Others have evolved with special equipment to help them tear rivals off potential mates. Insects ...

Watch this elegant female stag beetle carefully clean her antennae — a close-up of fascinating beetle grooming behavior. These giants of the insect world know how to stay sharp!