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stag beetle Lucanus placidus.
Stag beetles battling for oak sap
Stag beetle vs. hornets: Who wins?
Illustration showing eleven different beetle species, each labeled with common and scientific names, including European rhinoceros beetle, clover seed weevil, great silver water beetle, violet ground beetle, longhorn beetle, green tiger beetle, seven-spotted ladybug, stag beetle, click beetle, deathwatch beetle, and glowworm. Each beetle is depicted in color and detail, highlighting their varied shapes and markings. Representative beetles.
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Stag beetles battling for oak sap
Watch two stag beetles fight over sap.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Stag beetle vs. hornets: Who wins?
Watch a stag beetle compete with other insects for access to tree sap.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Stag beetle (Locanus cervus).
J.F. Gaffard
Lucanus placidus.
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Representative beetles.
From R.A. Pimentel, Invertebrate Identification Manual, © 1967 by Litton Educational Publishing, Inc.; reprinted by permission of Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
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