Gelastocoris oculatus

[Lucanus]

Big eyed toad bugs collected from Wetumpka, AL

 

[Amici Con Coleotteri]

Those are adorable! I want!!!!

 

[Hisserdude]

Cool! Hopefully you can breed them!

 

[Lucanus]

Those are adorable! I want!!!!

If you ever visit lakes or rivers, try looking for these guys at the sandy edges and you'll probably run across several of them

 

[Lucanus]

Cool! Hopefully you can breed them!

Thank you

I've found a journal about breeding this species in laboratory so hopefully their methods will work for me too

 

[Amici Con Coleotteri]

If you ever visit lakes or rivers, try looking for these guys at the sandy edges and you'll probably run across several of them

Even in my area? Never seen one in my life but I am in love with them!

 

[Lucanus]

Even in my area? Never seen one in my life but I am in love with them!

They are VERY widespread so you'll probably be able to encounter some in your area

 

[Hisserdude]

Thank you

I've found a journal about breeding this species in laboratory so hopefully their methods will work for me too

What is the name of the journal? Hope you get some eggs from them!

 

[Amici Con Coleotteri]

They are VERY widespread so you'll probably be able to encounter some in your area

I'm gonna start looking hard for them. I see there's quite a color variety out there too. Also read that nymphs are highly cannibalistic,

so I hope you have much luck breeding and raising them.

 

[Lucanus]

I'm gonna start looking hard for them. I see there's quite a color variety out there too. Also read that nymphs are highly cannibalistic,

so I hope you have much luck breeding and raising them.

It appears that adults are also cannibalistic cause 3 of my 5 got eaten by the remaining 2

 

[Amici Con Coleotteri]

Ah man!