Giraffe stag beetle
The giraffe stag beetle is the biggest stag beetle in the world. The male has super long jaws with little teeth, almost half as long as its whole body, like a giraffe's long neck. It uses them to lift other males and throw them away.
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Fun facts
Males fight with their jaws to win a female, a bit like wrestlers.
It can grow up to about 12 centimetres long, longer than a grown-up's finger.
There are several kinds living on different islands, and one of them has the shiniest wing cases of all.
It got its name because its long jaws stick out like a giraffe's neck.
Most asked questions about Giraffe stag beetle
?How big is the giraffe stag beetle?
It can be up to about 12 centimetres long, which makes it the biggest stag beetle in the world.
?Can a giraffe stag beetle hurt you?
Its jaws can pinch hard, so it is best not to pick it up.
?Where does the giraffe stag beetle live?
In damp forests in Asia, from India to Indonesia.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Prosopocoilus giraffa
- Named by
- Olivier, 1789
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Lucanidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Prosopocoilus giraffa (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 L. Shyamal. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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