Megasoma acteon!!!!!!!!

[Aarantula]

Holy crap people!!!!

I just saw a picture on the top of the boards page with a picture someone had labeled as a "Megasoma acteon" and it was MASSIVE!!! Looked like a grub on some serious steroids!!! I just wanted some more information on what exactly they are and who on the boards has them as pets.

Some more pics would be GREAT!!! Thanks all!

 

[Philth]

do you mean this...?

Later, Tom

 

[Anastasia]

What is it gona turn in to?!!

 

[Widowman10]

What is it gona turn in to?!!

the butterfly from hell ;P hahaha, j/k

a big scarab beetle if i'm not mistaken. might want to google that though...

 

[syndicate]

Tom that is mental!! :X

 

[funnylori]

Stunning! What does it feel like?

 

[Jeff_C]

Looks like one mega waxworm...

Tom, How long do they stay like that before becoming beetles?

 

[Aarantula]

do you mean this...?

Later, Tom

HOLY GOD!!! Yea thats the pic!!!!!
What in the hell is that!? I've seen horror movies with things like that in it!!!

Few questions... seriously

1.What does it turn into?
2.Do you sell them?
3.Are they always that big?
4.Have you ever seen the movie Tremors?

Thanks for the info!

 

[lukatsi]

Wow Tom, they are great! Did you have any adults? I have 2 pairs of larvae, but they'll need about 2 more years to emerge.

Also, do you have other beetle species, if so, where did you get them? I'm always after new beetles

Oh, and they'll hopefully turn to these: http://www.goliathus.com/en/en-megasoma-actaeon-actaeon.html

 

[Philth]

1.What does it turn into?
2.Do you sell them?
3.Are they always that big?
4.Have you ever seen the movie Tremors?

1. A large beetle from South America
2. No, its not mine, and in fact Im not sure if there evan legal in the U.S.
3. No, they are small when they hatch.
4. No

Stunning! What does it feel like?

Its biting me.

Later, Tom

 

[Philth]

Looks like one mega waxworm...

Tom, How long do they stay like that before becoming beetles?

Wow, Hi Jeff.

I believe it takes them about 3 years to morph, then they last like 6 months.

later, Tom

 

[Philth]

Wow Tom, they are great! Did you have any adults? I have 2 pairs of larvae, but they'll need about 2 more years to emerge.

Also, do you have other beetle species, if so, where did you get them? I'm always after new beetles

Oh, and they'll hopefully turn to these: http://www.goliathus.com/en/en-megasoma-actaeon-actaeon.html

Hi lukatsi,

The grub in the picture wasnt mine. A customer brought it into a pet shop I use to work in some yeras back. I have kept (but no longer do)...

Stephanorrhina adelpha

Chelorrhina polyphemus

Dynastes tityus

Later, Tom

 

[bluefrogtat2]

amazing pics tom.
i sure wish these were available here.
man they are neat.
great pics
andy

 

[Mat]

1.What does it turn into?
2.Do you sell them?
3.Are they always that big?
4.Have you ever seen the movie Tremors?
Thanks for the info!

1) They turn into beetles like this...........

2) Sometimes I sell spare stock, but have none right now

3) The larvae take 3 years to develop, the last 18 months or so they are that sort of size

4) Yes. These move much more slowly :razz:

 

[Aarantula]

1) They turn into beetles like this...........

2) Sometimes I sell spare stock, but have none right now

3) The larvae take 3 years to develop, the last 18 months or so they are that sort of size

4) Yes. These move much more slowly :razz:

Wow!!! That's incredible!!!!
I've never seen anything like that grub!
What kind of conditions do you house them in and what do they eat?

 

[What]

2. No, its not mine, and in fact Im not sure if there evan legal in the U.S.

Nope, they arent. In fact, there was a shipment of some of the larger tropical beetles a few months back. IIRC there was even a thread about it...

Edit: Yep: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=124831

 

[cjm1991]

The grubs are a bit to much for me, I couldnt imagine what they feel like Awesome beatles though to bad they arent native or legal in the US.

 

[lukatsi]

Nice beetles! By the way I think in the southern states you have some smaller species of Megasoma.

 

[burmish101]

Why are they illegal in the u.s.?

 

[auroborus]

they have a law that makes it impossible for anyone just to import them willy nilly. U could maybe get a permit if you worked in a science lab, but they gotta stay in the lab. so anyone catch the loop whole in what i just typed? you cant "import" them, but u could try and get a permit so you can maybe get beetles from a zoo or breeder already in the states. Im half way to being able to rear D. hercules, the hard part is getting a permit to allow females. but we do have our own native D. Tityus (east coast) and D. Granti (west coast).