There are two types of golden tortoise beetle ... There are about 1,200 species of stag beetle (Lucanidae) in the world and all have pincerlike mandibles. As a sexually dimorphic species, the ...

And like a knight wielding twin spears, males of the golden metallic stag beetle, Cyclommatus metallifer ... the speculated total gene number of this species. The scientists then searched this ...

ABOUT 1400 species of stag beetle (family Lucanidae ... This is a purple form but the golden stag beetle’s colour ranges from red/golden-red to near-black. Found in eastern NSW, ACT, Victoria and ...

Commonly observed species like the washerwoman (Anoplognathus ... use the term "Christmas beetle" to refer to the glorious golden stag beetle (Lamprima aurata). A lovely beetle to be sure ...

adding that because so few stag beetle species possess a horn, “ours is kind of the oddball to the rule.” Beetles’ horns – which happen to come in a variety of sizes and shapes ranging ...

The most famous beetles in the UK are probably ladybirds. But did you know that there are over 4,000 beetle species to spot here? Plenty are easy to identify. Read on to discover 17 of the most ...

New research revealed roles for genes responsible for insect limb formation in the development of stag beetle mouthparts ... leading to species-specific differences in morphology.

Co-author Deborah Harvey from Royal Holloway, University of London, said she decided to carry out the research because stag beetles were listed as a priority species under the UK Biodiversity ...