a lot of haters out there. Why ya'll gotta hate so hard? This beetle and it's owner are not hurting anyone... If people want to support this owner by giving money for the wee "artworks" the beetle makes, that doesn't hurt you. It's fine if you want to splurge on an expensive drink or a new toy, and it's fine if they want to buy tiny paintings painted from the jaws of a beetle. Just relax and let people enjoy things.

I will be so scared to crush it by accident !!

Aww!! Now I want a pet stag beetle.

Lots of d***s in the comment section being all "f**k it, because it's an insect" as though insects and other small creatures like them can't be liked by people, and they must only be pests.

I've never considered getting a stag beetle as a pet but Spike just convinced me that my menagerie needs one. And the best thing is that it wouldn't fly like my devilish stick insects and the owl butterflies that are about to hatch on my banana plant. Also we've seen seals and elephants drawing masterpieces but a beetle? It's something new indeed. And for sceptic people, Spike indeed loves to draw, if he didn't like it, he would've crushed the markers in half by now.

it's dead.

I love it!

It was hard to get through this with my entomophobia. I feel like bugs are crawling on me now. But, this was kind of cute in a way. If I ever met her MAYBE she could convince me to be in the same room as Spike. I can't promise that I wouldn't sob like the world was ending though.

If it were 10 times bigger it would break your face. I don't think it cares about you...

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Spike wouldn't last in my house. I was sleeping & a beetle as big pinched me awake. I swatted it off my arm & it landed on my calf & hung on for dear life. Next day , I signed up for quarterly extermination services. Bug free now.