I remember as a kid playing around old stumps, we found underneath similar larvae, not that big however. The important lesson here is even if you are planning to create an amazing habitat in your garden, you can destroy something that is already there, and don't even find out about it. Once I harmed a toad while planting trees:( Need to watch out!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Wise words Marek 😊👍

Hi Joe, I’m an arborist, we have a large pile of timber that we leave in the corner of our yard, we have lesser and stag beetles in the pile, it’s covered in soil and rotting wood chip. Beautiful creatures.

Was lucky to have a bunch of stag beetles in house I rented in Guildford. There was a standing dead apple tree next door which had never been removed and guess they came from there. Lots of good memories having a beer on a sunny evening watching them fight and fly around! Awesome things!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

You lucky guy! The rotten/dead apple tree would be my guess too :) I really hope more people realise that dead wood in a garden does not mean untidy and the reward of seeing these amazing creatures is worth double-thinking when gardening, or moving what could be likely habitat for so many creatures - hope you're enjoying the channel - best wishes Ben - Joel

Accidentally found a female in my garden today, I didn’t realise what it was until my sister got really shocked. I’m pretty proud of myself

Absolutely wonderful to see the male protecting the grubs later on in the video. Such a shame the adults don't get to live longer, but great info from Dr Ross too :)

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more Nikki. A couple of weeks doesn’t seem fair really. Yes, Ross is an incredibly knowledgeable guy and a good friend. Shows how rare they are to find as larvae if he’s never seen them! 😁

@mariafremlin

3 жыл бұрын

The male was not protecting that larva, instead he was attracted to it. This is because the larvae produce the female pheromones. The adults just live long enough to allow for them to mate. Normal with many insects.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariafremlin Wow - didn't know that Maria - it looked so much like he was trying to cover it again in a protective manner. Thanks for letting us know :) Best wishes, Joel

Nice beetles! They kinda remind me a bit of our Rhino Beetles we get here in Australia especially around Christmas in our neck of the woods. Despite their fierce looks, they are pretty docile and don't have jaws like your stag beetle 😲. The larvae almost look like the witchetty grubs we have here too that are also sometimes eaten as a delicacy bush tucker by humans (I haven't personally tried them nor have any inclination to do so 🤢). Great informative video as always, Joel👍. Have a great Christmas with friends and family!!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Hello you two :) I've never seen Rhino Beetles, planning to visit France next year (Covid et al permitting!) and will hopefully see some then. I wouldn't eat the grubs either... thanks for keeping in touch and wishing you safe and happy holidays, I'll catch up soon via email as promised. Best wishes, as always - Joel

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing 👍

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tommy, hope everything's good where you are - I'll be creating and adding a lot more videos over the break - take good care - Joel

These are very impressive beetles, I well remember finding many of the larvae in rotting tree stumps, they do a good job of recycling the rotten stump back into the soil, one thing you must be very careful of is using railway sleepers, these are heavily impregnated with anti insect chemicals for obvious reasons, so any eggs layed on them will probably fail, but old Oak or fruit wood logs are no problem, I often find the equally impressive Rhinoceros beetles in the garden, and also the large larvae in logs, we also have to be very careful when out on a bike in the evenings, these large beetles fly in an upright angle without much directional stability, and if you happen to hit one they can cause a good deal of pain! Stay safe ! Chris B.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris - absolutely re the railway sleepers, these were pretty ancient oak ones and no sign of preservatives obviously, but reclaim can indeed mean they've been soaked in creosote which is no good for anything. Never seen a Rhinoceros beetle in real-life but I hope to when I visit (at some point!) next year, you have lots to share with me so be prepared to feature in a video or two! ;) Hope all is good your side, take good care - Joel

イギリスのクワガタ初めて見ました。遠い国なので見た目がかなり違って興味深いです。日本ではクワガタはとても人気があります。私もクワガタを飼育しています。かわいい

I thought stag beetles had become rare lately. Apparently not in our part of South East London. I found a female in our driveway about a week ago, a few days later I found two males battling under our bay tree in our back garden which happens to have a lot of dead wood around it and then an hour or so ago I found another huge male just crawling about on our kitchen floor. I carefully put him out in the garden.

Lovely ! ,This bettle really fantastic 😍😍😘🥰❤️

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

They are very rare in the UK - they need the right habitat to survive, it is amazing that they spend 4 to 7 years underground before becoming magnificent creatures - I am encouraging people to leave dead wood in their gardens - thank you for your comment - hope you are safe and well, best wishes - Joel

@gardeninside1367

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton😍thankyou so much! , You are doing great job for wildlife! 😍🥰🥰😘❤️✌️🤗😊

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your encouragement - it means a lot and makes it all worthwhile :) keep uploading the brilliant videos to your channel too - I am going to propagate roses as you have shown! :)

@gardeninside1367

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton please don't forget to sharing your rose plants propagation video:-):-)

Amazing!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

They were so fantastic to see earlier in the year, we made lots of new habitat for them and the clients will take good care of them :), thanks Caroline - best wishes, Joel

It looks like a stag beetle paradise there! The larvae are very hard to find!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there :) Fantastic channel you have! Yes, I had not seen any before this client's garden but since then I have found three sites in London that I have been working on, all have the right amount of dead wood etc in the gardens. A few weeks ago I found an adult male caught in a spider's web in a petrol station! I released him gradually (he was not happy with me!) and then put him in a small box in the van cab so he could recover a bit. I had a punnet of half-eaten strawberries and offered him one - he actually started to eat it and I got some footage of how they drink up the juices - absolutely fascinating. After he'd had his fill I released him in a field behind the petrol station, so hopefully he was successful in finding a mate :) Could watch them all day - best wishes, Joel

@JC_Solar_Energy

Жыл бұрын

I have a stag beetle i want to sell it

@JC_Solar_Energy

Жыл бұрын

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We found about 100 larva in a large pot this afternoon. Looked horrific and I wondered whether the adults would be good for the garden, or harmful. Having seen this video and others like it, I can confidently say they are stag beetle lava and know what to do with them. Hopefully most will survive in a cool spot at the bottom of the garden with loads of rotting wood.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 ай бұрын

SO good to read this Nigel! Sounds like your garden is the perfect habitat for them, yes lots of rotting wood - so glad that the video confirmed it for you. Best wishes, Joel

Wow !! A fantastic beast indeed !! I've only ever seen a female ( in Norfolk) , thanks for a great video !

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rupert! Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your comment, I've been away in Scotland, but when I returned and was filling up with petrol, there was a male caught in a huge web trying to escape - I rescued him and sat him in the truck for a while, I fed him a strawberry and managed to get footage of him tucking and getting some sustenance before I released him nearby but in a much safer environment! I hope you are enjoying the channel, I really appreciate your support :) Best wishes, Joel

Get plenty of these where I live. Gentle giants. I discovered the head of a male stag (magpie or hedgehog I imagine), and it pinched me as I picked it up. Think I read somewhere that they can live up to 3 days without a torso. Poor sod. Beautiful creatures. Would be good if you could show off a Tanner beetle. Only seen two/three of these in my time. The first one was as big as a male stag. Burly beasties. As loud as a drone.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there! So sorry for the delay, been away in Scotland visiting clients. But I am so glad you get to see lots of these, I've not seen a Tanner beetle in a good while but understand they are mostly active at night so could be why they're not seen that much, but pretty common in Wales and the South I believe - I'll certainly keep my eye out for them. Only last week I "saved" a male Stag beetle from a petrol station, it had got caught in a huge spider web, managed to get him out, let him recover in my truck and fed him a strawberry, which he thoroughly enjoyed - managed to get footage of him tucking in too :) Best wishes, Joel

i recall coming across stag beetles when i lvied in maiden head a few years back, a huge magnificent beautiful male on a wall one evening and a couple of females in flight attracted to pheromones, only thing i liked about Maidenhead was the wildlife and the canal.

I have them for the last 25yrs here I even have them mating after rescued several at once on video amazing creatures

I love stag beetles! I had a pet lesser last year and this year I have a large one, he’s my pet now cuz I found him injured and are looking after him!

I never knew they were here. Id love to see one, and a slow worm.

I was just outside to cover my succulents bc storm coming. 9pm. I was using my phone flashlight, something was flying in the light, I thought it was a mosquito eater…until I felt something land on my bare calf on the side. I looked down n bout totally freaked , brushed it off, but no it was still there, I had to give it another harder brushing and it fell off. Found her on the ground on her back. Its little claws were pinching to hold onto my leg. It’s been 30 minutes and my leg still feels like razorburn. It left several red dots like petechia. Freaky. Actually I had come across two of these beetles a month ago in the same area, just under the mulch. I had no idea they could fly. The mulch is untreated, from the landfill-shredded wood from wood chipper. That must be what it is eating. If you didn’t know, they definitely seem attracted to the light. 🙂

Those are at the Menominee park

This upsets me. I remember seeing these larvae in a dead tree years ago when i was a child and moved them without knowing what they were.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

14 күн бұрын

Hey Brandon, you weren't to know as a child... believe me there are many adults out there that know exactly what they're doing when destroying so much habitat and they don't care at all. Don't beat yourself up about it, you really weren't to know. Best wishes, Joel

your video is indeed the top sir you have time to do research ... hope you will be sincere that I will imitate you. from Indonesia who salutes you

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so much! I would love to see more videos from you and the wildlife of Indonesia - your encouragement means so much - let me know if I can help in any way, best wishes - Joel

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Saya berharap untuk melihat lebih banyak video dari Anda dan bahwa Anda dapat memahami komentar saya :-0

@MemasakDirumah

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton terimakasih pak sudah mendukung saya, I can only have desires without knowing how to begin ....

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Saya senang mendukung Anda - jangan ragu untuk mengirim email ke hazelwoodlandscapes@hotmail.com - saya dapat memberi Anda beberapa petunjuk dan tips :)

@MemasakDirumah

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton baik pak, akan saya coba dikemudian hari

I never seen a stag beetle in my garden I can’t imagine how do they feel

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

They’re amazing creatures and have a great grip on your hand! 😆 It took me a while to get them off! 😁

😊💖I have a video of one of those climbing on my cup of coffee🌸 I love those guys. Maybe I'llupload that video, bettles & insects are so fascinating. 🌷God bless you all!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see that! Let me know when you do - I cannot wait until Spring, for so many reasons :)

@SereneSoakingSounds

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I looked for it all I could find was an old Instagram post, I forgot I even had Instagram til today 😂 instagram.com/p/BHyuHvhBX-jQEhp6hZBR8do2km8mlBdL4oKTok0/?igshid=21palmmncd9m so sorry I couldn't do better but there she be, a great little bettles indeed. Let me know if you can't see it. 🌸

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Can't view it unfortunately - feel free to send to my email at hazelwood - it's on the about page :)

@SereneSoakingSounds

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I'm sorry, I'll try not sure how to download it again. It's alright 😊 there is always a next time. I actually wanted to create a channel just for wildlife, not sure when but my current channel seems to be not meshing well with my off brand video content. I'll let u know when I do. - God bless your day!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

@@SereneSoakingSounds That sounds a fantastic idea to me - your woodland footage is second to none so you have a head start - roll on Spring :) Keep me updated! Joel

Where can i sell them. They are very plenty in my compound

Joel can you please tell me which plant is best for aquarium to remove the nitrate and toxins ...

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Hello there :) Sorry for delay, holidays this side! However, I always use Hornwort (Ceratophyllum submersum) for the ponds, it is fantastic for keeping it clear. I believe that this species is also excellent for aquariums as it decreases nitrogen levels and gives a place for small fish fry to hide. There is also duckweed (Lemna minor) which is great for keeping the tank free of algae and chemicals and can be easily managed in tanks, although not for large ponds! Good luck, let me know if you have any other questions - best wishes, Joel

@architmandloi8180

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton thanks a ton !

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

You are VERY welcome :) I want this channel to build a community where everyone can help each other to help wildlife - I will be uploading more videos during the holiday break - stay safe and well :)

can stag beetles see very well. I mean if you put your hand or finger right in front of their face, i wonder what these beetles would see. Would your hand look blurry to them ? would our skin look a different colour to them ? Or would these beetles see our skin the colour we are, and would they see our hand or finger in perfect sight. very curious. Wish i could find that out.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

5 ай бұрын

Hi there, some great questions! I know that the larvae/grubs are blind and that's for 3-4 years when they spend their time underground. I rescued an adult a couple of years ago from a petrol station, caught up in a spider's web. I released him and put him in a cardboard box in my van to ensure that he was ok, he actually shared a strawberry with me and seemed to know when I was moving it around as he moved back and around my hand. Whether he could see really clearly I'm not sure, but after an hour I released him in a grassy area adjacent to the station. If you find out, let me know! I do think it a "shame" that they only spend a few weeks as the wonderful adults before they die, when they have spent years underground. Best wishes, Joel

Sudan has green oil

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

We have them here too, and Violet Beetles although I think they are pretty rare, I am not too much of an expert on beetles but I do love seeing them :) Thank you for this - best wishes to you in Sudan - Joel

I have one with me now

I have two peace of stag beetle sir where is sale it from nepal

I hive stag beetle

Namaste bro

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Namaste to you! Stay in touch :)

@architmandloi8180

3 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton yes ofcourse I I subscribed to your channel

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - I appreciate that - more videos to be uploaded soon :)

i have can you purchase it from me and how is price?

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there - these are a protected and endangered species in the UK which is why I was so amazed to see them :) Best wishes - Joel

I have One with me know please how can I sell it please

These are protected ? Or not

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

They are indeed, and rightly so - dwindling in numbers due to over-tidy gardens in the south and east unfortunately - Joel

@Eveonlinenight

2 жыл бұрын

I thought at much I live in the Northeast uk I have loads of woodlice in bio active tanks I love having native bugs in bio active planted set ups but I always make sure what I collect isn't protected currently looking for some good beetles and possible centipedes to make a 4 ft setup abit more natural

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eveonlinenight Wow, that sounds fantastic - although it's more frog/toad related you might enjoy the channel "UK Amphibians" - some fantastic feeding videos, always make me smile :) Good luck with everything, let me know how you get on and maybe do a video or two when you're ready - would love to see it - best wishes, Joel

I found in nepal please how to sell?

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

Жыл бұрын

Hi San, they are a protected species in the UK as they are very rare and in decline due to loss of habitat - it would be illegal to trade in these of course. Best wishes - Joel

@santhapa2215

Жыл бұрын

Please try to take.

I found

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas - I didn't know they were over in Wisconsin too - they're fantastic aren't they :) Best wishes, Joel

@thomastrainsmore2010

2 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton :)

There are stag beetle larvae in Kuchiki that have some spawning in the riverbank without alligators. It is a hardwood. I bought Sumatra but failed Hercules. That's sad. Please see this video as well.　kzread.info/dash/bejne/ineNpqigZMqWes4.html

I have a stag beetle i want to sell it

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Hi, I have also one stag beetle. Plz contact me..