insectlove: insectuous:  Found this guy in my backyard. He is…

Monday, July 29th, 2013

insectlove:

insectuous: 

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. Posted in Tumblr by jbc | Permalink | No Comments »