DSC_9483 Helms stag beetle (Geodorcus helmsi) male amongst fallen kahikatea fruit. Our largest stag beetle, flightless and very vulnerable to rat predation. On rat-free islands it can reach 42mm long. In wet rainforests, often associated with Kahikatea. Codfish Island *
DSC_9618 Helms stag beetle (Geodorcus helmsi) male on kahikatea trunk. Our largest stag beetle, flightless and very vulnerable to rat predation. On rat-free islands it can reach 42mm long. In wet rainforests, often associated with Kahikatea. Codfish Island *
DSC_9588 Helms stag beetle (Geodorcus helmsi) male and female amongst fallen kahikatea fruit. Our largest stag beetle, flightless and very vulnerable to rat predation. On rat-free islands it can reach 42mm long. In wet rainforests, often associated with Kahikatea. Codfish Island *
