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European stag beetle

Length

2.5 to 8.9 cm (adults including the jaws: females 2.5 to 4.9 cm, males 3 to 8.9 cm)

Lifespan in the wild

6 to 14 weeks (adult active period: males 6 to 10 weeks, females 8 to 14 weeks (after 3 to 6 years as a larva))

Lives in

UK, France, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and 21 more places