Common red stag beetle
Prosopocoilus astacoides
The common red stag beetle is a big beetle with a pair of sharp jaws at the front of its head. Its jaws look a bit like the antlers of a deer. It uses them to wrestle with other beetles.
Lives in
Asia, including the island of Taiwan
Length
5 to 7 cm (2 to 2.8 in)
Can it hurt you?
Better not touch
It is not dangerous, but its sharp jaws can give a hard pinch. Look at it, but do not pick it up.
What does it eat?
Like other stag beetles, the grown-ups sip sweet tree sap and juice, and the larvae grow up inside rotting wood.
How big is it?
How long is it?
🧱as long as 2 toy building bricks in a row🍽️could run across a dinner table in 6.8 seconds
How big is Common red stag beetle compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A garden snail about 0.05 km/h (0.03 mph)
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Common red stag beetle about 0.53 km/h (0.33 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It grows to about 5 to 7 centimetres long, about as long as a grown-up's finger.
2
A grown-up beetle lives for about 8 to 10 months.
3
When it gets angry, it shakes its feelers.
4
Its sharp jaws are made for fighting, not for chewing food.
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Most asked questions about Common red stag beetle
?How big is the common red stag beetle?
It is about 5 to 7 centimetres long, which is big for a beetle.
?Can a stag beetle pinch you?
Yes, its sharp jaws can pinch hard if you grab it. Just watch it instead.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Prosopocoilus astacoides
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Lucanidae
- Lives on
- Asia
Where the facts come from
- Prosopocoilus astacoides (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
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