Stag beetles

[Rich0909]

First really warm evening of the year here in coastal Suffolk - sitting outside with a beer (as you do) have seen at least 5 individual stag beetles and maybe more - but they could have been the same ones flying past again!
See one or two most years, Suffolk is one of their strongholds - always amazed they actually manage to fly.

Anyone else seen any this year?

Rich.

 

[BeeJayBee]

Yes, saw one this afternoon and another this evening.

 

[Goran]

Also here are lot of them this year, glad to see them as they are endangered species..

 

[kathrynat]

I've never seen one and I don't think I want to !! ?

 

[psafloyd]

I've never seen one and I don't think I want to !! ?

I have and they're amazing.

 

[VEG]

cant imagine one of those flying towards you lol

 

[Queens59]

Argh. I freak at anything creepy - Last summer I awoke the whole house at 2.30 a.m, when a cock-chaffer crawled up over my knee...Amazing how a feminine scream can wake an extended bungalow

 

[BeeJayBee]

They're fabulous creatures, and they're a protected species because they're quite rare.

They take several years (4, 5 or 6) to develop as a larva in some rotting wood. Pupate for a couple of few months. Hatch, mate, lay eggs - and die before the winter.

Never seen one indoors, and they tend to fly at dusk - keeping the bats company.

 

[Luminos]

No shortage of them in my garden

 

[Hombre]

Imagine a motorcyclist getting hit in the helmet with one of those!

I could have said visor but it would have deprived JBM a moment's fun

Bit of a walloper . . .

 

[pargyle]

Imagine a motorcyclist getting hit in the helmet with one of those!

I could have said visor but it would have deprived JBM a moment's fun

Bit of a walloper . . .

He's coming ...

In the meantime, I took a hit from a May bug on my goggles (it was a long time ago !) riding my Triumph T110 down the A1 ... thought I had been blinded till I managed to stop and got the goggles off - what a mess !

 

[Rich0909]

More about last night, a hedgehog was rushing around the garden looking for any on the ground.