PTES stag beetle competition winner

Thank you to all who took part in our Great Stag Hunt photo competition. There were hundreds of entries and many were of an exceptionally high standard. Please take a look at http://gallery.greatstaghunt.org/v/2007/. The first prize winner was Maria Fremlin, who captured these two males, right, in battle.

Beetles used to smuggle drugs

A parcel sent from Peru to Amsterdam on Friday was found to have 100 dead stag beetles inside. Upon further inspection, the beetles had been stuffed with about 300 grams of cocaine. The street value of all that coke is about $11,270.

Rare beetle takes battering

A rare stag beetle, Lucanus cervus akbesianus, found only in the Amanos Mountains of southern Turkey is under threat from stag beetle collectors in Japan. A million beetles each year are imported into Japan, some collecting up to £170 each.

living jewel

The beautiful Mueller's stag beetle is found in the tropics of Australia.

American stag beetles

During our great stag hunt this summer we've had sightings reported from across the Atlantic. The stags found over there are similar in shape but are a reddish colour all over.

Giant pyramid for gigantic beetle

Stephen Heywood and his team at Bucks County Council made
this fantastic log pile for stag beetles and other invertebrates.

Stunning noble chafer photo

A fantastic picture of the Noble Chafer by Matt Smith.