The wife, the bat and the kitchen - ANOTHER ONE!!

gtRTSdh":3u2jooov said:

love them, have had a couple in our house, got some great photo's of backlit flying. did you find that 2" stag beetle in the uk?

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gtRTSdh":o35eao0o said:

love them, have had a couple in our house, got some great photo's of backlit flying. did you find that 2" stag beetle in the uk?

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grumpycommuter":39zu4w46 said:

gtRTSdh":39zu4w46 said:

love them, have had a couple in our house, got some great photo's of backlit flying. did you find that 2" stag beetle in the uk?

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Any chance of seeing some photos?

Just starting to put the room back together after disassembling it last night! Also had a word with our cats Web research reveals, as expected, lots of contrasting ideas regarding bat box design and siting. We have a south-ish facing house-wall which is reasonably sheltered so we are going to pop something up there. Not decided yet whether to go for home-made or bought.

Along the back of our garden runs a small alleyway with streetlights dotted along every 40m or so. Every summer evening bats can be briefly seen flashing past, hoovering up insects attracted to the lights.

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My_Teenage_Self":isp6d5yz said:

gtRTSdh":isp6d5yz said:

love them, have had a couple in our house, got some great photo's of backlit flying. did you find that 2" stag beetle in the uk?

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Yep. Stag beetles are doing well here near the new forest. Here's one from a few years ago on my hand:

Love em.

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gtRTSdh":2iifm9xj said:

Sorry for the delay, my second daughter was born this morning. I've included more than the spectacular photo's as I think they are of interest.

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gtRTSdh":2be5kys3 said:

I want one. Would it hurt if it grabbed you with it's pincers??

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My_Teenage_Self":2zu9bs1h said:

gtRTSdh":2zu9bs1h said:

I want one. Would it hurt if it grabbed you with it's pincers??

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Hehe... If you want one of these... Why not buy some exotic beetle grubs? I've raised a few.

http://www.rhinobeetle.co.uk/

You can certainly feel it if they pinch you, but they won't break the skin.

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