insectlove: insectuous: Found this guy in my backyard. He is…
Found this guy in my backyard. He is actually male, I’m not randomly assigning gender this time. He is a common stag beetle, Lucanus capreolus, in the family lucanidae. Related to scarabaeids, hence the lamellate antennae. I will try not to be too gooshy about him, but I think he is adorable. Photos are mine. Released after capture, so I no longer have this specimen (too cool to kill).
Reblogging for commentary. Catch-and-release insect appreciation gives me hope for humanity.
Reposted from http://lies.tumblr.com/post/56856671536.
Tags: insects, insects that anonsally will never see, unfortunate in this case because i'm curious what she'd think about the OP's decision not to kill this one.
