Stag Beetle (Dorcus titanus)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dorcus titanus
ORIGIN: Indonesia
FRAME: 14.5 x 14.5 x Depth 5cm
DESCRIPTION: Big claws on this medium sized lucanid. There are over 1,200 species of Stag beetles worldwide. Once they hatch most stag beetles don't eat , instead their jaws/pincers which move from side to side are mainly used when fighting other male stag beetles over territorial rights or when a female is nearby. They like to live in thick dampers of rotting leaves and other organic material on the forest floor. They digest rotten wood and turn it into fertiliser.
Dorcus titanus stag beetles are very popular with beetle collectors and breeders since they are large and violent beetles. There are 17 known subspecies of the Dorcus titanus stag beetle, 12 of which are found in Japan. However the Dorcus titanus beetles found in south-east Asia grow to much larger sizes than the Japanese beetles.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dorcus titanus
ORIGIN: Indonesia
FRAME: 14.5 x 14.5 x Depth 5cm
DESCRIPTION: Big claws on this medium sized lucanid. There are over 1,200 species of Stag beetles worldwide. Once they hatch most stag beetles don't eat , instead their jaws/pincers which move from side to side are mainly used when fighting other male stag beetles over territorial rights or when a female is nearby. They like to live in thick dampers of rotting leaves and other organic material on the forest floor. They digest rotten wood and turn it into fertiliser.
Dorcus titanus stag beetles are very popular with beetle collectors and breeders since they are large and violent beetles. There are 17 known subspecies of the Dorcus titanus stag beetle, 12 of which are found in Japan. However the Dorcus titanus beetles found in south-east Asia grow to much larger sizes than the Japanese beetles.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dorcus titanus
ORIGIN: Indonesia
FRAME: 14.5 x 14.5 x Depth 5cm
DESCRIPTION: Big claws on this medium sized lucanid. There are over 1,200 species of Stag beetles worldwide. Once they hatch most stag beetles don't eat , instead their jaws/pincers which move from side to side are mainly used when fighting other male stag beetles over territorial rights or when a female is nearby. They like to live in thick dampers of rotting leaves and other organic material on the forest floor. They digest rotten wood and turn it into fertiliser.
Dorcus titanus stag beetles are very popular with beetle collectors and breeders since they are large and violent beetles. There are 17 known subspecies of the Dorcus titanus stag beetle, 12 of which are found in Japan. However the Dorcus titanus beetles found in south-east Asia grow to much larger sizes than the Japanese beetles.