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Post by britishcanuk on Feb 14, 2013 13:00:57 GMT -8
I feel lucky to have finally aquired a nice fresh T. giganteus.  Here it is drying  R~ |
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Post by prillbug4 on Feb 14, 2013 13:33:25 GMT -8
I have three of them. They are great beetles. I have 20 cases of Cerambycidae. I collect the entire family. So, keep collecting them it's a very interesting group of Coleoptera. Plus, photocopy all the literature that you can find, it definitely comes in handy to have your own library at your finger tips.
Jeff Prill
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Post by nosorog on Feb 14, 2013 18:01:11 GMT -8
You forgot to mention very important detail - beetle's length.
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Post by britishcanuk on Feb 15, 2013 6:37:01 GMT -8
Thanks for the comments Jeff, I will most deffinately save any literature I come across. Do you have any photos of your collection you would share, I'd be very interested in seeing some! Nosrog, here it is next to a ruler... Looks to be about 14-15cm.  R~ |
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Post by nosorog on Feb 15, 2013 7:42:55 GMT -8
Nice!
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Post by prillbug4 on Feb 15, 2013 13:35:19 GMT -8
Sorry, I have no digital camera.
Jeff Prill
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Post by Borja Gómez on Feb 18, 2013 4:30:03 GMT -8
Hello
Nice one, good quality specimen! I also like very much the setting job you made. For sure it will look nicely in collection.
Regards
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Post by britishcanuk on Feb 18, 2013 9:39:03 GMT -8
Thanks Borja.
I'm wondering how long you guys allow your large, fresh beetles to dry?
R~
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Post by nosorog on Feb 18, 2013 10:03:39 GMT -8
I'm wondering how long you guys allow your large, fresh beetles to dry? R~ Around 3 weeks. |
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Post by prillbug4 on Feb 18, 2013 14:49:14 GMT -8
Up to two months.
Jeff Prlll
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Post by rjb on Feb 19, 2013 6:03:42 GMT -8
It might depend on your local humidity. In New Mexico where I am now, the air is quite dry and the large Prionus beetles dry rapidly, even after a week. When I was in Ohio with high summer humidity I allowed much more time.
Rick
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Post by flithops on May 24, 2013 12:32:13 GMT -8
Can someone tell me are the females of giganteus really that rare and is it possible that the larvae are still undescribed?
Regards
Filip
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Post by bret on Jun 29, 2013 13:01:30 GMT -8
Curious whether you take any other measures for preservation with a specimen or species of this size. Have you already degreased (with the pinning detail expect you would have done that prior to mounting)? I wouldn't normally be too concerned about degreasing cerambyidae, but the larger the specimen, the more I would be concerned about preservation issues. Opinions?
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Post by bichos on Jun 29, 2013 22:49:32 GMT -8
Can someone tell me are the females of giganteus really that rare and is it possible that the larvae are still undescribed? Regards Filip Females tend not to fly but rather walk around on the forest floor, and so rarely encountered at lights. Nope the larvae have been known for a while and local peoples are reported to feast upon them on occassions. There is an article about giant beetles from National Geographic, either from the 60's or 70's, I cannot remmember where I stored it but its an interesting read and a larva is pictured on the front page of the magazine. |
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Post by bichos on Jun 29, 2013 22:51:39 GMT -8
Its fairly dry (temperate climate) where I live so my Titanuses are treated the same as all my other specimens- Air dried and stored in wooden cabinets. No probs.
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