ladies and gent, the beetles

[loxoscelesfear]

love finding these under the ole dusk-to-dawn

 

[thedude]

i love the elephant stag he's a beaut and so is that D. granti what is the other sp of beetle you have here ive heard that one of the rhino hurculese beetles (E or W) gets a dark color-morph is that it?

 

[loxoscelesfear]

both are dynastes tityus they come in both yellow spotted phase and chocolate phase varieties, some are a mix of both

 

[thedude]

are they tityus? lol i guess i misjudged the "horn" but either way fanstastic looking specimens, ive got a dead/dried male D. tityus that i found in MD but i kept it for a bit, he was fun to watch, itd be quite interesting if i found one of the chocolate morphs.

is the dark morph a sub-sp or just and odd color morph like you get with g. rosea or with p. murinus?

 

[loxoscelesfear]

so far as i know, they are j/ morphs of the same species. these are from southern ind. they make for interesting pets and easy to breed

 

[thedude]

i didnt know D. tityus range was that far west, but glad to learn something new

 

[loxoscelesfear]

two beetles i didnt get this year were scaphinotus and goldsmith maybe next year

 

[thedude]

do you collect your own ?

 

[Ted]

i caught many Chrysina gloriosa and C. Woodi this year in the remote west Texas Mountains.

they are wonderful creatures!

some pics of them and some of the other beetles i collected out here.

 

[thedude]

i caught many Chrysina gloriosa and C. Woodi this year in the remote west Texas Mountains.

they are wonderful creatures!

some pics of them and some of the other beetles i collected out here.

beautiful scarabs tigers and are those buprestids i see?, i was out in AZ,NM,TX last year and only saw 3 or 4 things in your collection, ive got soem of thsoe tiger beetles the fiery searchers june beetles and some of the Bups'are those some blue click beetles? and those horned dung beetles are rockin! (i forget the dung beetles names) the jewle beetles are magnificent, arnt they protected in mexico?

those big green tiger beetles were fun to catch... a bit of a size difrence from the ones in PA.. like about 2-3 inches lol... i just cant get over those blue tiger beetles

glad to see a fellow beetle lover!

 

[loxoscelesfear]

whenever i get a chance

 

[loxoscelesfear]

man thats insanely awesome. i was j/ in southern texas . i seen lots of the black catepillar hunters, a few toe biters, and interesting hemips, but nothing like the critters in your pics. the blue tiger beetles are really cool.

 

[Galapoheros]

Wow! Awesome pics loxo and Ted. I like insects and other arthropods but ...hot oh mighty! It's people like you dudes that make me think I'm not that crazy. I really like the horned dung beetle too, P vindex, right? I used to dig them up with a shovel under cow dung ...good times!, haha.

 

[Ted]

beautiful scarabs tigers and are those buprestids i see?, i was out in AZ,NM,TX last year and only saw 3 or 4 things in your collection, ive got soem of thsoe tiger beetles the fiery searchers june beetles and some of the Bups'are those some blue click beetles? and those horned dung beetles are rockin! (i forget the dung beetles names) the jewle beetles are magnificent, arnt they protected in mexico?

those big green tiger beetles were fun to catch... a bit of a size difrence from the ones in PA.. like about 2-3 inches lol... i just cant get over those blue tiger beetles

glad to see a fellow beetle lover!

there are some buprestids, and lots of the nice blue tiger beetles.
the one that you asked about being a click beetle is actually a bark gnawing beetle..but similar in many ways, indeed!
the jeweled scarabs are the P vindex, as mentioned below..they are my favorite native Beetle.
I found dozens of various other beetles, as well as some primitive scarab carrion eaters..Trox sabulosus, i think.
I have private access to tons of private undisturbed mountain property out there..and there's no telling what can be found out there!
I have heard of some of my contacts out there finding blue and red Gloriosa's which are supposedly ultra rare, and a fluke, not a color form.

definitely a beetle lover here!!..if you get a chance go see some of my exotics in my Invert thread! http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=98821

i will post more pics of some of my favorite catches.

 

[thedude]

there are some buprestids, and lots of the nice blue tiger beetles.
the one that you asked about being a click beetle is actually a bark gnawing beetle..but similar in many ways, indeed!
the jeweled scarabs are the P vindex, as mentioned below..they are my favorite native Beetle.
I found dozens of various other beetles, as well as some primitive scarab carrion eaters..Trox sabulosus, i think.
I have private access to tons of private undisturbed mountain property out there..and there's no telling what can be found out there!
I have heard of some of my contacts out there finding blue and red Gloriosa's which are supposedly ultra rare, and a fluke, not a color form.

definitely a beetle lover here!!..if you get a chance go see some of my exotics in my Invert thread!

i will post more pics of some of my favorite catches.

you made my collection of american Sw beetles and hymenoptera look like shit :worship:. a god among collectors:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

 

[Ted]

Wow! Awesome pics loxo and Ted. I like insects and other arthropods but ...hot oh mighty! It's people like you dudes that make me think I'm not that crazy. I really like the horned dung beetle too, P vindex, right? I used to dig them up with a shovel under cow dung ...good times!, haha.

glad to see you enjoy them as much!..yes i think they are assuredly P vindex:clap:

 

[Ted]

you made my collection of american Sw beetles and hymenoptera look like shit :worship:. a god among collectors:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

wow!.thanks..i wished i could post them all.!
you guys should post some of yours, too..i love to see what others have collected and what interests them!

 

[thedude]

heres some of the better stuff i cought.. sorry if the pick quality is bad in the first pick of the blister beetle but it's metalic green w/ orange legs/head... these are some of the better ones ive cought

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[Ted]

wow!!
nice specimens! that blister beetle was extra nice!
you even label yours..man, i never get around to it..wished i had.

 

[thedude]

wow!!
nice specimens! that blister beetle was extra nice!
you even label yours..man, i never get around to it..wished i had.

it comes in handy some times, like IDing and stuff or just to keep records

still not to sure on what sp that scarab beetle is...

and btw this is only 5 bugs out of at least 150 specimens and 70 difrent sp i have from out there