White rot log (egg-laying wood for stag beetles or food wood for stag beetle and giant beetle larvae, solid, dry).
I actively inoculated the log with Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes), so it's evenly covered with fungus.
Condition: soft and hard degrees of decomposition
Hardwood (oak or beech)
Size: diameter at least 10 cm. Length at least 19 cm (average 13x19 cm).
Contents: 1 male, NO FEMALE!
Dorcus taurus gypaetus
male ~ 45 mm