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Post by lucanusalan on Sept 16, 2011 18:19:32 GMT -8
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Post by jamesd on Sept 21, 2011 1:22:11 GMT -8
Nice. How long does it stay in the pupal stage for? I see you've taken them out of the soil. How do the larvae enter the pupal stage anyway? Does it gradually form underground? For care of beetle larvae: how do you contain them? (In a dirt-filled jar?). Also, how do they feed - on plain organic material naturally in the soil, or do you have to feed them? If you can answer any of these questions, thanks. Impressive beetle  |
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Post by lucanusalan on Sept 21, 2011 19:26:06 GMT -8
Nice. How long does it stay in the pupal stage for? I see you've taken them out of the soil. How do the larvae enter the pupal stage anyway? Does it gradually form underground? For care of beetle larvae: how do you contain them? (In a dirt-filled jar?). Also, how do they feed - on plain organic material naturally in the soil, or do you have to feed them? If you can answer any of these questions, thanks. Impressive beetle In my experience, most of the pupae emerged in a month. The mature larvae will burrow into the soil and make a pupal cell and will eventually turn into pupae. For a care, I keep L2~early L3 larvae in a container that is filled only with fermented oak. (you can collect the fallen oak trees in the wild or you can make your own substrate which takes more time and resources) When the larvae become yellowish in color, I place them into a container that is filled with clays at the bottom and fermented oaks at the top. As I explained above, mature larvae will burrow into the soil(in this case a clay) and pupate inside. |
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Post by anthony on Sept 24, 2011 4:45:25 GMT -8
A really nice set of photos. Thank you
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Post by Bugman on Sept 5, 2012 6:33:08 GMT -8
My Lucanus elaphus hatched just a few day ago. The male measures 50 mm at a larval weight of 6-7 g. The females are 29 mm big at a larval weight of 3 g. I got them as larvae from Japan. Their ancestors where from Missouri. Attachments:
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