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# Beetles Battle Over Mate
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nature/extras/beetles-battle-over-mate/
- Published: 2024-10-16T16:01:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T13:41:27.000Z
- Description: This stag beetle has just weeks to find a mate before he dies.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Nature, #ZZZ_Show_1b3b1a16-4d15-417c-9287-bc59a89e1201, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_b8477940-ce0e-4055-be21-20b38ec3bd7d, #extra

After living five years underground as a juvenile, this adult male stag beetle has only a few weeks to find a mate. Not only must he find a female, but he also must fend off other males in his pursuit.