Stag Beetle
Stag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm (4.8 in), but most are about 5 cm (2 in).
Read more about Stag Beetle: Overview, Antler Allometry, Taxonomy
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“What was dancing to you then?
We went from the high gate away
To a black hill the other side of men
Where one wild stag stared
At the going day.”
—Allen Tate (18991979)
“Ere the bat hath flown
His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecates summons
The shard-born beetle with his drowsy hums
Hath rung nights yawning peal, there shall be done
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