Dark Western Drywood Termite vs Corsican Stag Beetle

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Dark Western Drywood Termite	Corsican Stag Beetle
Scientific Name	Incisitermes fruticavus	Lucanus tetraodon
Order	Blattodea	Coleoptera
Family	Kalotermitidae	Lucanidae
Size	Workers 5-7 mm, soldiers 6-8 mm	30-50 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Woodlands
Diet	Wood Feeders	Wood Feeders
Regions	Southwestern United States, Sonoran Desert	Corsica, Sardinia, Italy
Conservation	Not Evaluated	Near Threatened

Dark Western Drywood Termite

A drywood termite found in arid regions of the southwestern United States. It infests dead wood in desert trees and shrubs.

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It commonly infests dead wood of palo verde trees and mesquite in the Sonoran Desert.

A large stag beetle found in Corsica, Sardinia, and parts of Italy. Males have impressive mandibles with four teeth used in combat.

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Males use their four-pronged mandibles to flip rivals off tree branches during territorial fights.