Description
Stag beetle postcard
This unique Stag beetle postcard has been hand-illustrated and designed from a personal visual study of insects by Debbie Knight. The reverse of this A6 Stag beetle postcard has been left blank so you can write your own message to send to wildlife fans, entomologists and nature lovers. Why not collect all 12 insect postcards and frame them as mini insect art prints.
Have you seen the other insect postcards in the range? These include the following insect postcards: 7-spot ladybird postcard, Azure damselfly postcard, Elephant hawk-moth postcard, Holly blue butterfly postcard, Honey bee postcard, Jersey tiger moth postcard, Norfolk hawker dragonfly postcard, Peacock butterfly postcard, Rose chafer postcard, Tawny mining bee postcard and Violet ground beetle postcard.
All 12 insect postcards are also available to buy in a set which is ideal for gifting or collecting. Take a look at the illustrated insect postcard set
The Stag beetle also appears in the illustrated insects calendar 2025
About the Stag beetle
The stag beetle is one of the UK’s largest and most spectacular beetles. The male has impressive antler-like mandibles, which it uses for courtship displays. It spends much of its life as a larva underground, where it feeds on decaying wood, but in summer it appears for a short time to search for a mate. Stag beetles are a harmless yet threatened British species.
Did you know?
The magnificent stag beetle is in rapid decline and needs help. To get involved with stag beetle conservation, tell the People’s Trust for Endangered Species when you see one. Or carry out a survey or create habitat for stag beetles by building a log pile. Log piles can take many forms. Dead wood provides food and homes for a multitude of wildlife species. From grand, ancient oak trees, to a fallen apple tree limb in an orchard, to an old buddleia stump in your garden, dead wood is actually teeming with life. You can create your own dead wood habitats out of fallen or cut trees, spare firewood, old off-cuts and wood chips. How to build a log pile
