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I'm getting fed up with playing dead! The markings to be seen on the beetle are quite interesting, although I'm not sure whether the pinky colour is my strawberry or not! Dorcus parallelipipedus,Geotagged,Lesser Stag beetle,Summer,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge

I'm getting fed up with playing dead!

The markings to be seen on the beetle are quite interesting, although I'm not sure whether the pinky colour is my strawberry or not!

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  1. View englishindiangirl's profile
    englishindiangirl
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    Ferdy, If there are too many pics of the beetle please tell me which to delete, but I thought they were all interesting. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      They are not exact duplicates, so you're not breaking that hard rule. So then we move into the grey and subjective zone. My personal opinion is a single photo would have been enough, the others don't add value. The reason I say that is that is a single spotting, and all three photos are from the same angle, thus you are showing the same thing three times. In your defense, there is an interesting difference between playing dead and it being "resurrected" again, so perhaps two shots would be justified.

      Just my thoughts. Note that this isn't necessarily about what is allowed and what not, it's guidance to captivate your audience best.       Posted 9 years ago
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    WildFlower
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    There are two similar species - the female stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) and the Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus). Here are the differences
    http://maria.fremlin.de/stagbeetles/photos_dp.html
    http://maria.fremlin.de/stagbeetles/photos_lc_id.html
    These photos are rather dark and there is no top view but comparing them with the photos below from almost the same angle based on the shape of the pronotum and some other details I am more in favour of Dorcus parallelipipedus.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vacaloura.Vilarromaris.Galicia.070701_1.jpg
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Balkenschr%C3%B6ter_w_1.jpg
    More photos
    http://www.thewcg.org.uk/Lucanidae/0220G.htm
    https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/eng/lucan06.htm
    https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/eng/lucan02.htm
    http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimages/id7847/?type=1
    http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonimages/id7844/?type=1&termflt=3547
    http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/lesser-stag-beetle
    http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Lucanidae&Sort=sys&Genus=f     Posted 9 years ago

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The Lesser stag beetle

"Dorcus parallelipipedus", the lesser stag beetle, is a species of stag beetle found in Europe.

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Similar species: Beetles
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Uploaded Aug 15, 2016. Captured Aug 14, 2016 18:47 in 13 Broadoaks, Epping CM16 4JY, UK.
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