Hemipepsis sp questions

[Geography Guy]

I found out that people have moths and conus snails. I knew people had moths in captivity but I didn't know people had conus snails in captivity. So is it possible to have a Hemipepsis sp in captivity? Does anyone have a Hemipepsis sp in captivity? I believe they have neurotoxic venom but does it affect humans?

P.S. For people that have nothing better to do then to look at all my posts and then call me selfish I am NOT planing on buying one.

 

[beetleman]

i like the different,seldem kept critters,and i would'nt mind keeping one of those huge wasps:drool: no that's a wasp to respect.

 

[Peter_Parker]

yeah, tarantulas and scorps are cool, but I like variety . Seems like a good enclosure could be like one of those big vinyl Chameleon screen type cages maybe with a potted flowering plant that produced lots of nectar since that's what the adults eat. Would be really cool to try out, especially if I lived in the southwest where there are a steady supply of them.

 

[NrthCstInverts]

Well guys, you know what they say:
Variety is the spice of life!!

They are definately cool..... I'm just not a big fan of wasps and bees and the like..... lol gimme deadly scorps any day over something that can fly after me!

 

[Geography Guy]

Well guys, you know what they say:
Variety is the spice of life!!

They are definately cool..... I'm just not a big fan of wasps and bees and the like..... lol gimme deadly scorps any day over something that can fly after me!

lol. Can someone buy hemipepsis sp? I have never seen a dealer sell them before.

 

[beetleman]

hatari invertebrates sometimes has them for sale,they are in portal arizona

 

[Peter_Parker]

If you put an ad on petbugs or even on this site at the right time of year you might be able to get someone who lives in arizona or one of the other states where they live to catch one for you. How long do the hemipepsis species generally live, anyway?

 

[beetleman]

i believe they live about 1year or alittle less(as adults that is)

 

[Waspman]

These would be possible to keep, but you would have to provide nectar for food. I'm unsure if they will take nectar from anything but flowers.

Solitary wasps would also be a bit boring, and since it has wings it probably would try to escape most of the time. Social wasp colonies are more entertaining because they have a nest to tend to. A solitary Tarantula Hawk would just fly around and drink nectar (unless it is mated and you are willing to part with a tarantula haha).

I'm pretty sure that the sting is the most painful of any insect in the world.

 

[Geography Guy]

What if one of those wasps actually got out of its cage. How would you ever get one back in

 

[Geography Guy]

These would be possible to keep, but you would have to provide nectar for food. I'm unsure if they will take nectar from anything but flowers.

Solitary wasps would also be a bit boring, and since it has wings it probably would try to escape most of the time. Social wasp colonies are more entertaining because they have a nest to tend to. A solitary Tarantula Hawk would just fly around and drink nectar (unless it is mated and you are willing to part with a tarantula haha).

I'm pretty sure that the sting is the most painful of any insect in the world.

Does that mean I have to have like a garden of flowers in its cage for it to eat or would I have to go out and pick flowers and put it in its cage every day? Any big solitary carnivourous wasps?

 

[Geography Guy]

Is the Tarantula Hawk the largest wasp in the world? If not what is?

 

[Stylopidae]

waspman...please PM me some info on keeping a hornet colony.

 

[beetleman]

ive kept the "cow killers" sometime ago,kept them seperate,i gave them fruit juice necter they did pretty well on that.

 

[Peter_Parker]

Is the Tarantula Hawk the largest wasp in the world? If not what is?

That'd be vespa mandarina the japanese giant hornet, I think

 

[Peter_Parker]

ive kept the "cow killers" sometime ago,kept them seperate,i gave them fruit juice necter they did pretty well on that.

Hey Beetleman, you say you've kept cow killers? I might be getting some this week and just out of curiosity how did you keep them? You have to isolate the females, correct? I planned using a 10 gallon with sand, stones, and some dried grass. What did you house yours in?

 

[beetleman]

Hey Beetleman, you say you've kept cow killers? I might be getting some this week and just out of curiosity how did you keep them? You have to isolate the females, correct? I planned using a 10 gallon with sand, stones, and some dried grass. What did you house yours in?

i kept mine seperated,yes sand,very dry,lot's of hiding places,they were in plastic shoeboxes,and drank all kinds of very fruity necter,they did really well,they lived for about 6 months.

 

[Wade]

There's no need to separate them. I've kept multiple female D. occidentalis together on many occasions.

Wade

 

[Waspman]

Does that mean I have to have like a garden of flowers in its cage for it to eat or would I have to go out and pick flowers and put it in its cage every day? Any big solitary carnivourous wasps?

I have never kept any solitary wasps, I just know that these kind feed off of plant nectar. Beetleman mentioned "fruit juice nectar." If it worked for Cow Killers, it would most likely work for Tarantula Hawks.

Is the Tarantula Hawk the largest wasp in the world? If not what is?

Pretty sure it is one of the largest if not the largest. Japanese Giant Hornet queens and Cicada Killers are also some of the largest. I've seen some Tarantula Hawks that are slightly larger than Japanese Giant Hornets. These are probably the top three.

waspman...please PM me some info on keeping a hornet colony.

Sent a pm your way.

Edit: Your inbox is full!

 

[Peter_Parker]

ok, just being cautious, not 100% sure they will even arrive safely, I'm getting one of my friends to ship me some and he says that he isn't sure if they will make it becaue they are more fragile when it comes to shipping. Will they accept mashed fruit and the like? thanks!