Mutated stag beetle of male head with female body, “Probably the first case in Japan”

Mutated stag beetle of male head with female body, "Probably the first case in Japan"

↑ (From left to right) Normal male, mutated one, normal female

Mutated stag beetle was found in Ushiku city Ibaraki prefecture this June.
It has male head and female body.

The expert of local animal, Mr. Shimizu comments,

 

今年の6月に茨城県牛久市でクワガタムシの変異体が発見されました。この個体の頭部はオスの形態をとり、体はメスの形態をとっています。
この地域の生き物に詳しい清水教諭は、以下のようにコメントしています。

 

「染色体異常が原因で左右がオスとメスに分かれたクワガタムシはよくあるが、頭部だけがオスというタイプが実在するとは思っていなかったので、かなり驚いた。一生に一度、出合えるかどうかの珍しい存在」

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Because of chromosomal abnormality, you often see the stag beetle of right/left half body as different sex, but I never expected such a one of male head with female body exists, I was rather shocked. You can’t see it more than once in a life.
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「これほどきれいに上下が分かれた雌雄同体のクワガタムシは、国内で初めての発見ではないか」

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Probably this is the first discovery of the stag beetle that has separated sex such clearly.
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Multiple experts talks, biologically, it’s close to female, has the function to bear eggs.

複数の専門家の見解によると、この変異体は生物学的にはメスに非常に近く、卵を産む機能もあるそうです。
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Français :

Une lucane mutante à tête mâle et corps femelle, “Sans doute une première au Japon”

Une lucane mutante à tête mâle et corps femelle

↑ (de gauche à droite) un mâle normal, le mutant, une femelle normale

Une lucane mutante a été trouvée en juin dans la ville d’Ushiku de la préfecture d’Ibaraki.
Il a une tête de mâle et un corps de femelle.

Un entomologiste local, M. Shimizu, en dit ceci :

「染色体異常が原因で左右がオスとメスに分かれたクワガタムシはよくあるが、頭部だけがオスというタイプが実在するとは思っていなかったので、かなり驚いた。一生に一度、出合えるかどうかの珍しい存在」

Par anomalie chromosomique vous avez souvent la moitié de la lucane de droite/gauche avec un sexe différent mais je n’ai jamais pensé qu’un jour il pourrait en exister une pareille, à tête mâle et corps femelle, ça m’a plutôt choqué. On ne voit ça tout au plus qu’un fois dans sa vie.

「これほどきれいに上下が分かれた雌雄同体のクワガタムシは、国内で初めての発見ではないか」

C’est sans doute la première fois qu’on découvre une lucane qui sépare aussi clairement ses sexes.

Selon plusieurs experts, biologiquement, ce mutant est plus près de la femelle, peut porter des œufs.

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