Deep within the depths of the jungle lives a tribe of enormous beetles. These beetles come in many variations, shapes, and sizes but none are as rare and respected as the Golden Stags. These beetles are proud and noble, and they make up the royal family of beetle-kind. They are respected for their golden carapaces and interesting patterns of dark patches. Their favorite food are the royal kinshi fungus which are a rare delicacy, only being found deep in mushroom forests. One such individual was discovered by Steve who gifted the creature with mushroom stew in exchange for a set of golden stag armor, which previously was only worn by beetle-kind!





Scientific name of bug I chose: Allotopus rosenbergi (Golden Stag)

A real life specimen:



Fun fact: Allotopus have been impossible to breed for quite some time. Thanks to Japanese hobyists however, Allotopus is now regularly being bred in Japan. The larvae require wood that has been infested with a special kind of kinshi fungus. Till date this fungus is only being cultured commercially in Japan and Taiwan and only irregularly imported into Europe.