What Beetles Have Pincers

Stag beetles are the only known beetles to have “pincers,” which are overgrown bones in their lower jaw. There are around 300,000 beetle species worldwide. They account for 40% of all known insect species!

What beetle has pinchers?

stag beetle, (family Lucanidae), also called pinching bug, any of some 900 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) in which the mandibles (jaws) are greatly developed in the male and resemble the antlers of a stag.

Can a stag beetle hurt you?

Insects with extremely long mouthparts typically can’t generate enough force to bite down hard due to simple mechanics. However, stag beetles compensate for this lack of force with many powerful chewing muscles. Both males and females can deliver surprisingly painful bites.