Rugose stag beetle
The rugose stag beetle is a small, shiny black beetle covered in lots of tiny pits, so it looks bumpy all over. The male has a short horn on his head, a bit like a little rhino. It lives in damp woods on the west coast of North America.
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Fun facts
Its babies are white and curled up like the letter C. They hatch on tree bark and dig their way into rotting wood.
Males sometimes push each other with their horns to decide who is the boss.
It is the only beetle of its kind in western North America.
In spring and early summer you are most likely to find the grown-up beetles walking on the forest floor.
Most asked questions about Rugose stag beetle
?How big is the rugose stag beetle?
It is about 1 to 2 centimetres long, so it fits easily on a fingertip.
?Is the rugose stag beetle dangerous?
No. Its jaws are small and it is harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Sinodendron rugosum
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Lucanidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Sinodendron rugosum (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Mprebus. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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