The stag beetle is also called the "little stag beetle." It can be found in habitats rich in deadwood. The specimen in the photos comes from a garden with old cherry and apple trees. The larvae develop in white-rotted, decayed wood of various deciduous trees. The adults lick sap oozing from trees.The stag beetle is also called the "little stag beetle." It can be found in habitats rich in deadwood. The specimen in the photos comes from a garden with old cherry and apple trees. The larvae develop in white-rotted, decayed wood of various deciduous trees. The adults lick sap oozing from trees.Der Balkenschröter wird auch "Kleiner Hirschkäfer" genannt. Man kann ihn in totholzreichen Biotopen finden. Das Exemplar auf den Fotos stammt aus einem Garten mit alten Kirsch- und Apfelbäumen. Die Larven entwickeln sich in weißfaulem, morschen Holz verschiedener Laubbäume. Die Imagines lecken an austretenden Baumsäften.
Bess beetle (not quite sharp)Bess beetle (not quite sharp)Balkenschröter (nicht ganz scharf)
The stag beetle is also called the "little stag beetle." It can be found in habitats rich in deadwood. The specimen in the photos comes from a garden with old cherry and apple trees. The larvae develop in white-rotted, decayed wood of various deciduous trees. The adults lick sap oozing from trees.The stag beetle is also called the "little stag beetle." It can be found in habitats rich in deadwood. The specimen in the photos comes from a garden with old cherry and apple trees. The larvae develop in white-rotted, decayed wood of various deciduous trees. The adults lick sap oozing from trees.Der Balkenschröter wird auch "Kleiner Hirschkäfer" genannt. Man kann ihn in totholzreichen Biotopen finden. Das Exemplar auf den Fotos stammt aus einem Garten mit alten Kirsch- und Apfelbäumen. Die Larven entwickeln sich in weißfaulem, morschen Holz verschiedener Laubbäume. Die Imagines lecken an austretenden Baumsäften.