You’re unlikely to encounter the larva, though — they remain ensconced in decaying wood. Stag beetles play a vital role in the decomposition of rotting wood. The larvae chew and digest the woody ...

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 ...

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Appearance: Black or dark brown. Instead of its hard casing being as smooth as a polished car hood – like many beetle species – S. rugosum's body is covered with bumps, giving it a rugose appearance, ...