European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)

            I didn't even know that these special animals also exist here in NRW. Here is a little more about their impressive lives:
Stag beetles are among the largest beetles and they can even fly! When they first leave the earth, they are already in their 3rd to 8th year and fully grown. After hatching, the life expectancy of males is only a few weeks. And without females, they would not be able to feed at all, as they lack the tools to access the only available food: Oak tree sap. And rotten oak tree roots are also the only place to lay their brood. It's all about oak trees.


Hirschkäfer
Ich wusste gar nicht, dass es diese besonderen Tiere auch bei uns in NRW gibt. Hier etwas mehr aus ihren beeindruckenden Leben:
Hirschkäfer sind mit die größten Käfer und sie können sogar fliegen! Sie sind beim ersten Verlassen der Erde bereits in ihrem 3. bis 8. Lebensjahr und ausgewachsen. Die Lebenserwartung nach dem Schlupf der Käfer beträgt bei den Männchen dann nur wenige Wochen. Und ohne Weibchen könnten sie sich gar nicht ernähren, denn ihnen fehlt das Werkzeug, um an das einzige aksptierte Nahrungsmittel zu kommen: Eichenbaumsaft. Und morsche Eichenbaumwurzeln sind auch der einzige Platz für die Ablage der Brut. Bei den Hirschkäfern dreht sich alles um Eichenbäume!


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- free-living animals.
- wild lebende Tiere.
   

Taken on: May 31, 2024

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