New research revealed roles for genes responsible for insect limb formation in the development of stag beetle mouthparts. Different genes were shown to control mandible size and generation of inner ...

Flying and running take considerably more work for a male Cyclommatus metallifer (left) than they would in a short-jawed world, computer simulations reveal. Saddled with the weight of his giant ...

Getting ready for bed the other night, the kitties went nuts! The noise of a small helicopter was clattering on the porch as something kept hitting the patio door! Always curious, I looked out to see ...

Q: I found this critter one evening near an outdoor light at a feed store. It was banging into the light repeatedly. It didn’t hurt my skin when I picked it up and it didn’t try to bite me. What is ...

Scientists have built a gene expression database of a stag beetle and identified genes important for sex determination and differentiation. Scientists have built a gene expression database of a stag ...

Beetles are some of the most diverse animals in the world, with around 400,000 known species living in a wide variety of habitats. They are famed for their particularly hard exoskeleton and powerful ...

Residents in Greater London and beyond are being asked to keep an eye out for spectacular stag beetles this summer and record any sightings online, as part of a wildlife charity’s national Great Stag ...