Thursday, June 09, 2011
Monsters behind the bin
BH spotted a monster stag beetle lurking behind the compost bin on the patio. The body of the thing was about two inches long, the largest either of us have ever seen. Indeed, not seen one at all for a while. There was also a reddish tint to the black, especially around the claws. Also something not seen before.FIL, however, claimed that he had seen much bigger and better specimens in Devon. Perhaps they like the wet there.
But it remains a mystery what the thing is doing there or how it got there. Yards and yards from the nearest open ground. Now been there for at least 24 hours. Can they fly?
# posted by Jim @ 1:08 AM 
