The Beetles!!!!!

[Drachenjager]

found these today

 

[beetleman]

:clap: very nice,the eyed clickbeetles are awesome aswell as the bessbeetles(i love when they squeek )

 

[Drachenjager]

:clap: very nice,the eyed clickbeetles are awesome aswell as the bessbeetles(i love when they squeek )

there are lots of grubs whre i got those. I wonder if theres anyone who would want them lol

 

[gotterdamerung]

Gray beetle (Elateridae, click beetles) with one pair of eyes on it's pronotum is Alaus oculatus... whole genus Alaus is widely known because of these eyes

Black one is not from Elateridae family... the picture is blurry so I can only tell it's from superorder Scarabaeiformes.

 

[Ted]

Gray beetle (Elateridae, click beetles) with one pair of eyes on it's pronotum is Alaus oculatus... whole genus Alaus is widely known because of these eyes

Black one is not from Elateridae family... the picture is blurry so I can only tell it's from superorder Scarabaeiformes.

the black one is Odontotaenius disjunctus from the family Passalidae

 

[KyuZo]

i was wondering what do they eat?
you might be able to breed their grubs for feeders

 

[Chrysopid]

Where did you find the Odontotaenius?

The Bess Beetles are semi-social/take care of their babies and live in colonies. I flipped over a huge log and found a lot of them. They are awesome when they squeek beetleman!

They ooze slobber (?) on the wood and eat what grows on it, I believe. They can't break down the cellulose.

That is what my entomology TA told us, anyway

awesome finds!

 

[KyuZo]

Cool, i was wondering, how big do the bessbeetle gets?
sound like something that i may be interested in.
thanks

 

[Ted]

Where did you find the Odontotaenius?

The Bess Beetles are semi-social/take care of their babies and live in colonies. I flipped over a huge log and found a lot of them. They are awesome when they squeek beetleman!

They ooze slobber (?) on the wood and eat what grows on it, I believe. They can't break down the cellulose.

That is what my entomology TA told us, anyway

awesome finds!

we have them everywhere here!

 

[Ted]

Cool, i was wondering, how big do the bessbeetle gets?
sound like something that i may be interested in.
thanks

usually 1 1/4''-1 1/2''
they are fine beetles.
no attitude.

 

[KyuZo]

ummm hook me up with some!!!
they only eat wood right? can i give them the same care as my roaches?

 

[Ted]

ummm hook me up with some!!!
they only eat wood right? can i give them the same care as my roaches?

it will be scarce for finding them, with the cold weather coming..but as soon as i can,i will let you know.

they are fairly dependent on rotting hard wood.. they chew it, which is indirectly a food source. Unlike termites, bess beetles don't have symbiotic bacteria in their gut that help them digest the cellulose in decaying wood. Bess beetles process wood in their digestive system, and then a fungus grows on the beetles' feces. It is this fungus that give beetles nourishment.

not very easy to keep alive unless you have a fresh supply of rotting hardwood [oak,elm,etc]and reproducing them is quite tough.
they are also fairly social, though.

 

[KyuZo]

thanks for all the great info.
and i will try to do some of my own research.

 

[Chrysopid]

they are also fairly social, though.

I've heard they have different squeaks to communicate.
Has anyone else heard this?
I should look it up... but I'm on vacation. LOL :liar: just kidding

 

[Ted]

I've heard they have different squeaks to communicate.
Has anyone else heard this?
I should look it up... but I'm on vacation. LOL :liar: just kidding

hmmm..possibly!!
let me know

 

[Drachenjager]

i got larvae in that rotten hickory tree lol

 

[Galapoheros]

I have come across many bessbeetle colonies and occasionally, I've found what looks like a "mini" bessbeetle. What is this smaller species called? Anybody know?