Dream insect/invertebrate/arthropod?

[Lambda Tau]

I would have loved Labidura herculeana, but of course that's impossible, so I'll settle for any giant earwig.

 

[DARAPTOR]

A metallyticus splendidus(iridescent bark mantis) would be nice, a titaneus giganticus(titan beetle)would also be cool.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

I would agree with both but my eyes are on the dragon mantis. Can’t quite remember the scientific name but it is the rarest mantis in the WORLD. They get up to 8”!

 

[All About Arthropods]

Either one of the large centipedes from the order Scutigeromorpha or Prionotheca coronata.

 

[DARAPTOR]

I would agree with both but my eyes are on the dragon mantis. Can’t quite remember the scientific name but it is the rarest mantis in the WORLD. They get up to 8”!

If I'm right I think it's the toxodera sp

 

[Arthroverts]

I'd like to add any Rhynocoris sp. to my list...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Joopes]

@SonsofArachne, I am currently pursuing the permits along with @The Mantis Menagerie to keep these. As he said above, it may not be as complicated or difficult as previously thought to have an acceptable containment facility. For now, all I can do is hope that it works out. If it does, maybe more enthusiasts will pursue the necessary permits and exotic species can finally come to the US...legally.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

What ended up happening?

 

[goliathusdavid]

What ended up happening?

Please see below:
https://arachnoboards.com/threads/ppq-526s-for-millipedes.336150/#post-3129118

Also I know this is an old thread, but my dream inverts are AGBs, Acladocriscus sp, Aphistogoniulus sp, plus Phyllium giganteum and Dynastes hercules. (Though I get to work with the first one and last one already, so not bad). Also a dream come true for me is keeping Goliathus which I cannot recommend highly enough.

 

[isopodgeek]

My dream inverts I wish to keep arr the following:
Cubaris sp. “Lemon Blue” Isopods sp. Thai, Porcellio Hassi ‘high yellow’ , Porcelio Expansus ‘orange’, Porcelio Oranatus ‘yellow’ and porcelio sp. ‘morraco’.

Can’t keep any of these as they need a containment facility. For Cubaris sp., it is unsure if they are legally allowed in the U.S. as they haven’t been identified to the species level(except for Cubaris murina).

 

[scolopendra277]

probably myrmecia fulvipes, and oecophylla smaragdina, which I am getting soon!

 

[CanebrakeRattlesnake]

I'd love to completely redo my basement to be waterproof, flood it, and fill it with Bathynomus sp.

Or be able to keep a Birgus latro, those are neat too.

 

[scolopendra277]

Bathynomus sp.

Woah. I did not know there were deep-sea isopods!

 

[goliathusdavid]

Woah. I did not know there were deep-sea isopods!

Deep sea MASSIVE isopods. Those are some BIG malocostraca.

 

[CanebrakeRattlesnake]

Deep sea MASSIVE isopods. Those are some BIG malocostraca.

Big boys!

 

[Smotzer]

I would agree with both but my eyes are on the dragon mantis. Can’t quite remember the scientific name but it is the rarest mantis in the WORLD. They get up to 8”!

I believe it is Toxodera spp. There are some for sale in the US apparently right now for $1000 a pop each.......

 

[MrGhostMantis]

I believe it is Toxodera spp. There are some for sale in the US apparently right now for $1000 a pop each.......

Yeah, it’s been a while since I said that haha...

Stenophylla spp. Are technically a dragon too. The 1k a pop I’m guessing is USMantis, huge scammers in the hobby. MantidKingdom had them for sale like a year back for $100.

 

[Smotzer]

Yeah, it’s been a while since I said that haha...

Stenophylla spp. Are technically a dragon too. The 1k a pop I’m guessing is USMantis, huge scammers in the hobby. MantidKingdom had them for sale like a year back for $100.

Yeah theres them too!! And yup it was them...... and yeah I saw that and thought shame on them for charging $1000 a pop, not even a pair lol. I literally cant imagine people shelling out that kind of cash for a mantid.....

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Yeah theres them too!! And yup it was them...... and yeah I saw that and that shame on them for charging $1000 a pop, not even a pair lol. I literally cant imagine people shelling out that kind of cash for a mantid.....

I can’t imagine people going for most of their prices. I’m more focused on a realer dream insect now: Metallyticus splendidus. A few people have some colonies of them so them blowing up in the hobby in the near future is very likely.

 

[CanebrakeRattlesnake]

Yeah theres them too!! And yup it was them...... and yeah I saw that and thought shame on them for charging $1000 a pop, not even a pair lol. I literally cant imagine people shelling out that kind of cash for a mantid.....

For 1k that mantis better be able to file my taxes, do my laundry and walk my dogs

 

[MrGhostMantis]

For 1k that mantis better be able to file my taxes, do my laundry and walk my dogs

Don’t forget, anything that expensive should be able to make you toast.