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Old Wednesday 20th June 2012, 13:54   #1
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Impressive beetle, Romania.

I found this couple on a tree today in a forest on the Edge of Bucharest. Any idea about the species? The male (I assume...) was about 10cm long, a pretty powerful looking insect!


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It is a male Stag Beetle, James. A very common beetle in Romanian Oak forests.
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Thanks (again!) Cristian... It was one of the few things I saw in Baneasa Forest today, before the mosquitoes drove me insane. I never learn my lesson.
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