The defense mechanism of the stag beetle larva is to excrete a secretion. They can also play dead if they fear they are in danger.
No. In fact, they are far from it. Stag beetles are very common.
There are literally millions of stag beetles still left. There are over 1,200 different species of stag beetles that you can find.
Stag beetles are not bad insects. They are basically harmless. Stag beetles may bite a human if they are provoked, but it will only feel like a slight pinch.
stag beetles are the largest beetle in Britain. stag beetles get there name from the male deer "stag" because of there big horns, stag beetles are harmless, people think stag beetles can bite because there horns but they really are harmless.
rats and mice
No, stag beetles do not eat ants. Their mandibles are very large and prohibit them from eating. Instead they drink and survive off of sap.
yes
cucumbers
Stag beetles eat rotting wood and decaying animals and plants. They do not feed on anything that is living.
What is a defense mechanism
yes some do
They are 8cm or 3in.