This image captures a lovely moment of curiosity and connection with nature. A child is holding a black beetle, possibly a ground beetle or stag beetle, while an adult hand gently supports theirs. Another hand nearby appears to be offering a piece of fruit—perhaps to feed or attract the beetle. The grassy background suggests this is happening outdoors, maybe during a nature walk or an educational activity.

Hello Beetle 🪲

A female lesser stag we think a sign that the forest garden is providing some food which we learnt wasn’t the apple we offered but dead wood.

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Close-up of a lesser stag beetle on a woodland path, showing fine detail of its black, textured body and legs against the earthy ground.

Lesser stag beetle on the forest floor, its textured carapace glistening against the earthy woodland path — a rare and lucky find.
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A naturalist drawing of a beetle from the family Lucanidae. It is the ventral view of a lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus). You can see all the articulations of its legs and where it attaches on the body. It is black except for the tip of the antennae which is yellow. The hair it has is a warm yellow. The hair is in between the head and the prothorax, the prothorax and the forewing. A tuff of hair is in front of its mouth.

A naturalist drawing of a beetle from the family Lucanidae. It is the dorsal view of a lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus). It is black except for the tip of the antennae which is yellow. The hair it has is a warm yellow. The hair is in between the head and the prothorax, the prothorax and the forewing. A tuff of hair is in front of its mouth.

A picture of a lesser stag beetle in my hand. Likely a male.

A picture of 2 lesser stag beetle in my hand. Likely and male and a female. However I am unsure because of the shape of their head and the position of their mandibles.

A naturalist drawing of a lesser stag beetle cuz we had a lot of these in the garden this year (5 total).

They like hanging out in the rotting wood my mom has placed as decoration.

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Another in an occasional series of videos, where wildlife doesn't do much. This time featuring a slightly annoyed Lesser-stag Beetle, who objected to me trying to move him from the road
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Lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus.

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Lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus. Strong beetles require stable mechanics. Designed by nature 🌱

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Lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipedus. Mystic shot of the front claw.

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