From former Bronx Zookeeper: Stag Beetle Conservation; Notes on Keeping Giant Beetles

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Beetle-keeping is a small but expanding hobby here in the USA, but is amazingly popular in Japan, where beetle larvae are even sold in vending machines (I experienced this first-hand, and can say they survive the ordeal quite well!). Beetles are classified in the order Coleoptera, which exceeds all other animal orders in species diversity, and they play a vital role most ecosystems. Beetle conservation, however, is in its infancy, so I was very pleased to learn of new efforts on behalf of the UK’s largest species, the European Stag Beetle, Lucanus servus. Read article here: Stag Beetle Conservation, with Notes on Keeping Large Beetles | That Reptile Blog

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