Recent content by ChrisB

I have a bunch of S aloeus larvae in a bead container, each in their own compartment. As they became larger, they started hanging out at the surface and chewing / biting at the container. I can hear the ticking and clicking, as if they were trying to chew their way out. Why do they do this? They...

What determines the size of adults and the size of a males horns? If the adults paired are small in size (small or minor), will their larvae emerge as small or minor adults? Ie, only giant and major adults can bear giant and major adults? I get the sense that if you breed a small male adult...

Happy to be part of this forum. I got into the beetle hobby last year. I love all beetles but the one closest to my heart are Strategus aloeus, simply because it was my first beetle. My female lived over a year and recently passed...so heartbroken. Most beetles just die, but Jill, I watched her...