Argg sick!!, What the hell are these?

[mimic58]

I Found this one tub in the local store there not labled at all and HUGE :?

 

[atavuss]

some kind of beetle larvae? how big where they? did you ask someone in the store what they were?

 

[mimic58]

some kind of beetle larvae? how big where they? did you ask someone in the store what they were?

There as big as my little finger and solid, They didnt know what they where just they are safe feeders for larger reptiles

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

Those are beetle larvae, most likely from some species of Cetoniinae!
Pachnoda marginata is often bred as feeder.
You can savely feed them to whatever is big enough.
Or you can throw them into a bucket with rotten leafs and rotten wood and see if they pupate and turn into beetles, they can be interesting pets!

greets
Bernhard

 

[mimic58]

http://insectesdumonde.free.fr/Photos/pachnoda_marginata_peregrina/index0.html These things?

 

[Schlyne]

I can't make any sort of clear judgement call soley based on the photo, but those could be silkworms or tomato worms. Silkworms are the largest "worm type" feeder I know of that is safe for use with reptiles. Are they green?

 

[John Apple]

look like Stag beetle larva to me or a big chafer beetle could also be some kind of rhino beetle from the south

 

[mimic58]

So they could be one of 5

 

[atavuss]

So they could be one of 5

if they are feeders they would have to be cheap, no? buy em and see what they turn out to be! inquiring minds want to know!

 

[Raindog]

Those are grubs, fish love them and my T's would tear my arm off for one.

 

[druid8783]

They look like those grub things I find in my garden. They are the things that cause brown patches in your grass. Look at the packaging of "Grub-X" is that what they are?

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

http://insectesdumonde.free.fr/Photos/pachnoda_marginata_peregrina/index0.html These things?

I can't really tell you what species they are, but Cetoniinae (or rose beetles) are very common in the hobby and P. marginata is a very prolific and common species and used as food for reptiles, such as bearded dragons.
There are currently more than 400 000 described species of beetles, your grubs belong to the Scarabaeoidea, which still leaves 50 000 (?) species!

Anyway, what I wanted to say is:
Try to raise them, let us know what they are, once they mature!

Btw here is a helpful link:
http://beetlegate.hyperlink.cz/breeding_info.htm

greets
Bernhard

 

[Stardust]

Issit juz me or does that thing look gross ? :?

 

[The Juice]

They look like grubs to me, But the Pic isn't very clear so I'm not sure

 

[Wade]

They are defiantely beetle grubs and not silkworms or hornworms. I'm with Bernhard, Cetoniinae most likeley or else a related scarab.

Cetoniiae includes everything from the common pest Japanese beetles (I think that's P. marginata isn't it?) to the gigantic Goliath beetles, so it could be a lot of things, from mundane potential feeder insect to truly spectacular prize specimen.

Wade

 

[WhyTeDraGon]

look like grubs to me also....yummm! Good for fishing also

 

[mimic58]

They are defiantely beetle grubs and not silkworms or hornworms. I'm with Bernhard, Cetoniinae most likeley or else a related scarab.

Cetoniiae includes everything from the common pest Japanese beetles (I think that's P. marginata isn't it?) to the gigantic Goliath beetles, so it could be a lot of things, from mundane potential feeder insect to truly spectacular prize specimen.

Wade

Well i have set 6 fat ones aside an will try morth them but i asume they will take months to pupate??

 

[Wade]

Some species have a faster developmet than others, and I assume you don't know how old they are, so it's hard to say. You need to provide them with a substrate of rotten leaves and wood, maybe mixed with compost and soil in order to give them a compactible substrate. They eat decomposing wood and leaves, and they will build an egg-shaped cell from frass and substrate to pupate in. It's important to be careful when digging in the substrate not to crush these cells as the beetles need them to pupate and molt properly.

How big are they now?

Wade

 

[mimic58]

aprox 4.5 cm long and about 0.8 maybe 1 cm thick

 

[Wade]

At that size, they could still be a lot of things. Be sure to post some pictures when they mature!

Wade