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dieseldan

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  1. Thank you, let me know if you are successful.
  2. Raising healthy Eastern Eyed Click Beetles.
  3. After reading a topic in this forum about beetle art, I remembered recently seeing a painter online when searching for Dynastes larvae....... without any luck. Anyway, thought it would be something beetle related to share. And I say look because they are prints, not the textured acrylic originals. "Beetleillustrations" is the shop on etsy. His name is Marcel Grotens.
  4. Did you ever finish this piece? I'd like to see what you did with the beetles.
  5. That is a large addition to the list, thank you very much. I forgot to mention Grapevine beetles earlier and am surprised to hear you find Geotrupes Sp. in your area. And another mention of D. Tityus is extremely heartening. My eyes will be peeled for Big Headed Ground Beetles and Dorcus Parallelus when the time comes. Cacapon and Berkeley Springs were quiet vacation spots when I was younger. But Winchester still has close family living there. If I really wanted to bore you I'd tell you about my botanist sister in Parkersburg and our trip up the New River.
  6. That's amazing, I have been looking for a Dynastes of any kind, but without success. I saw a Prionus Imbricornis in Tuscaloosa, AL. It's antennae were very interesting to watch, and an applicable addition to the list, thank you stevedynastes. By the way, your picture shows the beetle's intensity very well.
  7. Good idea! UMD has enormous facilities, and there must be a collection hidden in there somewhere. Maybe even a collector. Thank you for the advice Orin.
  8. Thank you for the welcome, and even more for the good news. I have been hoping to find a Dynastes beetle/larvae, though I wasn't sure if they live in Maryland. Maybe I should try a county higher above sea level with less sand in the soil.
  9. The Puritan Tiger Beetle deserves a second mention for causing so many waves in the bay area. Green Margined, that's interesting, to think two living so close could have such different colors. I will check on the Severn this evening to see if there are any around. Thank you, any beetle that extends into the area is helpful. Have you seen one in Missouri before?
  10. I was hoping to get an idea of unique beetles found in the MD, VA, DE and eastern WV vicinity. There are some that come to mind but would like to know if anyone else could point me towards more. The "Puritan Tiger Beetle" is a local example, which has been under recent conservation due to it's habitat eroding on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay. Also the "Eastern Eyed Click Beetle", which feeds on less beneficial beetle larvae. One of those less beneficial beetle larvae is the local "False Potato Beetle", or "Horsenettle Beetle". Though I wouldn't mind horsenettle being eaten in my yard.
  11. Thank you Hisserdude, it seems to be a very helpful community. Jordan, I split my time between Anne Arundel county and the eastern shore. But am often in the Winchester area. I'm going to start a topic about the area in general discussion if you wouldn't mind posting to it.
  12. Thank you Oak, I hope to use your advice from earlier posts in harboring my beetles.
  13. Hey Beetle Forum, glad to find such a friendly community. I'm a Marylander with little experience in raising beetles, but enjoy studying local varieties. Hoping to expand the scope of species to look for in the area and get my Dynastes fix. Any other members in the area/region/hemisphere?
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