Male stag beetles use their large, antler-like jaws to battle each other for access to females during breeding season, much like a male deer uses its antlers. This is also where the beetle gets its ...

A stag beetle is a cultural symbol in Inoue ... he fashioned them into a horn beetle. The goliath beetle, which can grow to a length of more than four inches, is one of Earth’s biggest insects.

At up to 7cm long, it’s our largest beetle. Its name comes from enormous jaws that look rather like a stag’s antlers. Stag beetles take years to mature to their adult state and need to be left ...