Ratmosphere Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 Going to Pheonix AZ to get tattooed mid December. Will there be any beetles I can search for? Or are they not found that time of year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 In December? Maybe some dung beetle relatives like Aphodiinae, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratidae, etc. or any decomposers like Silphidae kinds... AND probably depending on the collection sites. It looks like some locations in Arizona gets HEAVY snows. Is there any particular reason that you are going out of state to get tattoo...?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 I usually always do, fly out to the artists I want to collect work from. No chance for D. grantii? Heard they're mostly found in Payson and wondering if theres a chance they can be found in Pheonix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Phoenix is tooooo city-like place to collect scarabs. I'm sure you can find one or two, but would you collect one or two or rather collect over 10 in Payson? I don't think they are still alive and actively flying and feeding right now, but Payson is only an hour driving away from Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 You're not likely to find much in December, despite our mild winters. Maybe some darkling beetles. Payson is a good locale for D. grantii, but not in December, and you're almost definitely not going to find D. grantii anywhere in Phoenix regardless of the time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewrune Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Tip: granti lives around 1500 meters elevation. weather is very different in the mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted November 15, 2019 Report Share Posted November 15, 2019 If I was going to make a day trip out of Phoenix to see a few bugs in general I'd head up into the Superstition Mountains and flip some rocks. You may see some fun tenebs, scorpions, etc. I've found Arenivaga sp. roaches under rocks there in the Tortilla Flat area. Definitely nice to get out of the city limits and that's a pretty close spot to target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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