PIC BY EVGENIY MELNIKOV/ CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: The Beetles performing the lift scene from Dirty Dancing/ fighting) - These beetles look like their having the time of their lives. But rather than engaging in some romantic dirty dancing, these male beetles are in fact in a fierce fight for females. While the victor wins a mate, the loser is thrown from the tree in the tussle. The battling beetles were photographed by Russian entrepreneur Evgeniy Melnikov. The 31-year-old, from Voronezh, said: These beetles have their breeding season in June or July, and usually gather in groups near deep cracks on the bark of old oaks. SEE CATERS COPY. *** Local Caption *** PIC BY EVGENIY MELNIKOV/ CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: The Beetles performing the lift scene from Dirty Dancing/ fighting) - These beetles look like their having the time of their lives. But rather than engaging in some romantic dirty dancing, these male beetle
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