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they look very scary are they stag beetles?

yep sure are seems to be loads of them in the garden this year maybe it a good year for them

I wouldn't call them scary, rather beautiful & harmless!

Does anyone know what the latest thinking is on whether Stag Beetles eat anything or not? Having just had a very nice dinner, the thought of never eating isnt attractive

just had a read of this http://maria.fremlin.de/stagbeetles/lctable.html

Wow, they are beautiful animals. I saw one last summer and was very annoyed I didn't have my camera with me!