Yeah hes still alive and kicking. I showed him to my dad. he thinks its cool looking.Thats awesome. I love those. they are so fast!
Hmm okay. I will try to get a good clean pic today. Since my moms phone is sorta crappy ill see how well it does. :]Your dad's a good judge of character. You've had a nice flurry of posts about your "finds" in this section of the forum lately. How about a photo of that interesting catch!
I think like the other person said, probably died from dehydration. I also think if you left it outside.... The sun mayhave shone brightly in there and well.... Think of a greenhouse/sauna. It may have also died from the stress of either factors.I caught about 3 of those a few days ago myself while doing some garden work with my kids. I placed him in a plastic container with the lid off and for some reason he died shortly after. Any idea why?
mk I understand you I guess. I do like them, they aren't my favorite bugs. But not like theres many places here where I can go look for other bugs. Which I try to do anyways and I never find any. I mean I went fishing today---- saw a water lodged fish(long story) and I saw some large water striders. Larger than the ussual ones I see. But I don't see the appeal on them because I don't know how I'd make a set up for them, or what they'd eat or how long they'd live. Etc. etc. Other insects that I like--- velvet ants, dung beetles, beetles with a high domed carapace(think of a turtle--- no not the turtlebeetle), large millipedes(over 2inches would be nice. lol. 3-6inches would be sweet. Larger the better.). There's also slugs and snails--- but I prefer the larger versions. Otherwise they're basically invisible pets to me. Only small bugs I like would be these waterbugs. a few mm long. I guess what Iam looking for--- may not be around where I live or if it is--- I won't find it easily. lol. Plus I prefer longevity on the "pet" atleast over a year or two. Preferably over 3 but yeah. That way I can have it for a while.Hmmm. I'm fine with just about all insects on this earth. But the house centipedes are one thing which I am NOT ok with. They terrorize me during the summer
No as to most of them sorta freak me out. :x I mean I try getting over my fear.... Because where I come from(puerto rico) there's alot of roaches.... and.... you see like more than 100of them in every home/house for the most part. Especially in the more humid areas. Flying ones freak me out more. Only ones Iam actually okay with (sorta....) are the giant burrowing roach(non-us-because they look more like a beetle.) and they are expensive. Plus if my mom thinks its a roach---shell kill it. She hates roaches more than anyone I know.I used to be terrified of these guys! I remember one on my wall that to my seven year old brain was a foot long, lol. I actually think they are one of my coolest looking house guests now. I never kill them and relocate them to my basement or workshop whenever I can. They are great to have around to control pesky insects. I just wish they would eat all the darn stinkbugs! Seriously I'm killing between ten and twenty A DAY! Stupid invasive pests, bah.
Sanddeku, do you have any roaches as pets? Some of the larger Blaberus genus live for nearly two years as adults (normally a year) and get quite large. I keep several large species (and many small ones) and I love watching them. If you live near a metropolitan area you could catch some Periplaneta americana, I know they are "pests" but they are also one of my favorite pets.
I went over to my friends house. I went to a small creek nobody goes to--- caught some minnows or daces. Whatever the heck they were---kept them lol. I went to his backyard found lots of woodlice--- a millipede or grub that looked reddish, gray and yellow. and 5small 1mm millipedes. D: they're so small......... Wondering if they'll get bigger....I kept them just in case but Iam not a fan of their current size. Cute, but not a fan.I can imagine tropical critters might seem a bit more creepy, especially when so many can actually hurt you. Around here (next door in PA) not many things can harm you except maybe bees and ants. Now there are some cool insects in your backyard and I encourage you to search for them this spring. In Maryland I've found 3+ inch millipedes and in my own yard stick insects and mantids. Not to mentions all the dozens of other great local fauna. Keep searching, go to the park if you're in an urban area, search search search!
So break them open? he has many of those around his house. We just topple them over... So pretty much break em open? lol Idk how he'll react to that. He'll think Iam crazy. xD He's an nature fan. But not as much as me. He calls me a nature freak. lol. Ill try seeing how he takes it. Good thing Iam eventually going to move to PA, we're hoping to move by woodlands. Ill have that opportunity daily. except winter months.Well, there is always the parks and light trapping. All you need for that is a fluorescent bulb lantern and a white sheet next to it...flying insects will swarm to it once it gets a little warmer.
At your friends creep look for rotting logs and split them open, you'd be surprised how many insects live inside of rotting wood.
Jeez.... hornets? Iam afraid of getting stung.... Ill bring a bug spray. xD probably shouldnt. But I really really hate being stung. lol.They need to be pretty rotten but yes, just break them open. You will find anything from beetle larva to ants to roaches. All kinds of interesting critters hangout inside. Do be careful of bald faced hornets though, while splitting open larger logs I've come across hibernating queen hornets on several occasions.
What part of PA btw?
Awe that sucks. I love cicadas. Oh well ill collect dry specimens. It seems I may start a dry specimen collection. As for that last picture you put up. I want that beetle grub. >____>;;;; must know where I can get one. Dx How do you keep one? Are they good to look at? Or can one take it out of the cage to look at it?I'm not very well learned on beetles, I don't often keep them unless they are adults and colorful. I also don't think it is possible to raise cicada larva either, I'm fairly certain they feed on root juices. Unless you can construct a large tank with a tree in it, I have my doubts.
As for that image? I'm pretty sure that I'd photoshopped, but those coconut grubs can get pretty large, something like 3-5 inches. That ones is a bit exaggerated. Here is a real one. http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/j...-tropical-beetle-grub-curled-up-on-a-hand.jpg