Giraffe Stag Beetle Enamel Pin (Prosopocoilus giraffa) Economy Skeleton and other losses of biodiversity

and other losses of biodiversity caused by irresponsible activities of our own species

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Giraffe Stag Beetle Enamel Pin (Prosopocoilus giraffa) Economy Skeleton and other losses of biodiversityProsopocoilus giraffa looks like someone took a regular stag beetle, stretched it in Photoshop, and forgot to hit undo. Native to Southeast Asia, males wield absurdly long, serrated mandibles that can reach over half their body lengthperfect for flipping rivals off tree trunks in high stakes beetle sumo. Despite the aggressive hardware, theyre surprisingly composed unless provoked, in which case theyll wrestle with the patience of a grandmaster and