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Hello insect lovers! By now I have accumulated a huge amount of photos (and videos, too), but unfortunately, I hadn't enough time to post, which I'd like to catch up on at least in part now.
Even if my wife had already reported on the magnificent female stag beetle, which I would like to portray today, I think that Lucanus cervus as the largest European beetle is so impressive that one cannot show enough photos of it! :)
By the way, although the 'antlers' of a male stag beetle are much larger than the mandibles of the female, the latter can bite much more painfully. The male's jaws are mainly used to fight against rivals competing for a female and to hold on to the chosen one afterwards, during mating, but not for feeding.
The female uses her mouthparts to bite open wounds in the tree bark so that the sap flows out, which the beetles then lick up with their brush-like, yellow tongue.
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Hallo Insektenfreunde! Ich habe zwar mittlerweile eine Riesenmenge an Fotos (und auch Videos) angehäuft, hatte aber leider kaum Zeit zum Posten, was ich zumindest teilweise nun nachholen möchte.
Über das prächtige Hirschkäferweibchen, welches ich diesmal porträtieren möchte, hatte bereits meine Frau berichtet, aber ich finde, als größter europäischer Käfer ist Lucanus cervus so beeindruckend, dass man gar nicht genug Fotos davon zeigen kann! :)
Obwohl übrigens das 'Geweih' eines männlichen Hirschkäfers noch deutlich größer ist als die Mandibeln des Weibchens, kann letzteres viel schmerzhafter zubeißen. Die Kiefer des Männchens dienen vor allem dem Kampf gegen um ein Weibchen konkurrierende Nebenbuhler und dazu, die Auserwählte danach, während der Paarung, festzuhalten, nicht aber der Nahrungsaufnahme.
Das Weibchen benutzt ihre Mundwerkzeuge, um Wunden in der Baumrinde aufzubeißen, damit der Saft herausfließt, den die Käfer dann mit ihrer pinselartigen, gelben Zunge auflecken.
| Small finger or big beetle? :) | Kleiner Finger oder großer Käfer? :) |
| The reddish brown elytra look almost leathery. | Die rotbraunen Flügeldecken wirken fast lederartig. |
| Here the yellow tongue is clearly visible. | Hier ist die gelbe Zunge gut zu erkennen. |
Seit dem Bericht über die Rettungsaktion eines Hirschkäferweibchens durch deine Frau und Tochter achte ich in der Natur ganz besonders auf alles was "kreucht und fleucht". Und tatsächlich, bei meinem jüngsten Kurzurlaub in den Tiroler Bergen habe ich erstmalig einen Hirschkäfer gesichtet. Während meine Fotos nur Erinnerungswert haben, sind deine scharfen Aufnahmen bestens dazu geeignet, dieses faszinierende Insekt aus nächster Nähe eingehend zu studieren.
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Die Fotos hätten noch einen Tick schärfer sein dürfen, aber es sollte an dem Tag wohl nicht sein.
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this if in Java the name is Kuwawung 😊
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Nice to know! :)
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usually found in coconut trees
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Schön, dass das Hirschkäferweibchen nach der Rettungsaktion deiner Frau bei euch heimisch geworden ist, dachte nämlich erst, danach würden wir nichts mehr von ihr hören und könnten ihr nur noch das Beste wünschen.
Wäre schon die Krönung, wenn sie in eurem Garten doch noch ein Männchen findet, die richtige Zeit dafür hätten wir ja schon mal. ;)
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Thanks for the interesting and detailed description! I'm insect lover, but I didn't know, for example, that the male's jaws are mainly used not for feeding...
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I read the info, this is a very rare type. Looking at the photo with a finger, I understand that it is very large. I wonder if he can break through the windshield of a car?
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It would be very interesting to watch the fight of two males around a female.
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The female stag beetle is thriller. it is quite impressive. I have good information.
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Hübsches Tierchen
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Can these beetles bite humans? I think it's dangerous to be at home too
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They can ... if we touch them and are not careful, so that they feel threatened. However, in general stag beetles are peaceful (and also slow). They would never attack a human without a reason.
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Nice photography .
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