Stag beetles

I went to collect stag beetles into the riverside brush in suburb of Kyoto City with my son yesterday.

Against my expectation, we got some species on and under some Hannoki tree.
We have to be careful about some hornets. Stag beetles, drone beetles, bees and hornets are usually gather at the same place for tree sap.
We approached quietly to the trees and chased some hornets off, then started collecting some stag beetles.



Nokogiri Kuwagata
Ko-kuwagata
Hirata Kuwagata
(Kuwagata = stag beetle in Japanese)

It is a good kids' summer attraction. They learn how to bleed insects and study about life.
But this time I myself enjoyed much more than son.