Huge beetle with feathery tail?

[HeyWayne]

Did it look like this?



This one has a feathery bit on it's side, might be related...

[moggssue]

We were inundated with Maybugs a couple of weeks ago - now the stag beetles are hatching .... havent seen any on the lottie or the garden plants as such tho? Are they nasties where veg are concerned? I thought the stag beetle was in need of protecting?? Or am I having one of my 'moments'?!

[Capsid]

The stag beetle is rare in the UK due to loss of habitat. It is included in the Biodiversity action plan to try and increase its numbers, but I am not entirely sure if it is protected.

I have a large log pile in the garden to try and attract them but I live in the midlands which is too far north. But you never know with global warming.

So you southerners, please make a log pile in your garden/plot, the larva takes 7 years before it emerges as an adult, so be patient.

[flowerpots]

Did it look like this?

This one has a feathery bit on it's side, might be related...

I wish!

[moggssue]

Capsid - I'm in South Bucks and we have hundreds of stag beetles! I have a big mock orange in the garden and they seem to love it. I didnt realise they took so long to emerge though, so maybe in future years we'll see the decline, as less lava are around?

[Capsid]

Capsid - I'm in South Bucks and we have hundreds of stag beetles! I have a big mock orange in the garden and they seem to love it. I didnt realise they took so long to emerge though, so maybe in future years we'll see the decline, as less lava are around?

I'm so envious. You must have rotten wood nearby for you to have that many. If that is maintained then it should ensure that the larvae have somewhere to live.

My parents found a female laying eggs in a tree stump in their garden last year, they live in Hampshire. The adults only live from May to August.

[Cloud]

The stag beetle is rare in the UK due to loss of habitat. It is included in the Biodiversity action plan to try and increase its numbers, but I am not entirely sure if it is protected.

I have a large log pile in the garden to try and attract them but I live in the midlands which is too far north. But you never know with global warming.

So you southerners, please make a log pile in your garden/plot, the larva takes 7 years before it emerges as an adult, so be patient.

We have them around here.My daughter found one under a mobile classroom at school.

[Hilary B]

Oh, could also be a junebug, they're like chafers, they look a lot like roaches except they fly. It's extremely scary when they take off, especially if it's inside!

The German cockroach I took pictures of in Spain is a flyer (when it wants).

[lzyjo]

June bug
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[Gwyndy]

I don't think that anyone has told the stag beetles round here that they are supposed to be rare!!