euan Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hi all, I'm looking for some North American beetle expertise (UK-based here). I'm hoping to film some giant stag beetles (lucanus elaphus) for a documentary I'm working on. We have a very similar species here in Europe, lucanus cervus, and one of the really cool things the males do is fight other males, for territory or for a female. I've heard anecdotally that males of lucanus elaphus also fight (They have very similar mandibles, so it would make sense!) - BUT as far as I can tell, it hasn't been documented. Or at least, not publicly. I've spoken to a few scientists who are pretty sure that elaphus males will fight, but just haven't seen it with their own eyes. I guess this is partly due to how rare they are, and the fact that males seem to be harder to find than females. Has anyone on here ever witnessed a male lucanus elaphus fighting another male? If so, I'd love to chat! Thanks, Euan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkaiWangisme Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 ones I had just freeze and raise their heads up. I've had capreolus fight but never seen elaphus do it, with my cb individuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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