Make your own DIY interior decoration with this 3D paper Stag Beetle insect!
You can now take the insect life into your home decoration in a very animal friendly way. This paper version is also very human friendly. Assembling this 3D paper Stag Beetle insect is like a mindful journey. The feeling of joy when you are ready with assembling this beautiful Stag Beetle is great!
The Stag Beetle kit contains:
- 1 black template for the body.
- 1 colored template for the shield.
- A paper stand.
- A sheet with clear instructions.
You don’t need any scissors or craft knife to assemble this paper Stag Beetle yourself! After assembling you can add a few dots of glue to keep your Beetle in the most perfect shape, but it is not necessary.
Stag Beetle facts:
The Scientific Name of the Stag beetle is Lucanus cervus. The jaws of a Stag are big and strong and they look like the antlers of a stag. That is from which the name derives. Male stag beetles use their jaws to wrestle each other for favoured mating sites in a manner that looks like the way stags fight over females. Fights may also be over food, such as tree sap and decaying fruits. Despite their often fearsome appearance, they are not normally aggressive to humans. Sometimes the jaws are so big that they are a handicap to the beetles movement.
The size of a Stag Beetle ranges between 8 and 40 mm. Most stag beetles are robust and black or brown. However, a few are brightly coloured. Their average lifespan in the wild can be up to 7 years! Stag beetles spend most of their very long life cycle underground as a larva. This can be anywhere from three to seven years depending on the weather.
We also have a big version of the Stag Beetle!
Video of the Paper Stag Beetle:
Want to check out how to assemble this cool insect? Here is a video of the Paper Stag Beetle!