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i got some virginia creeper sphinx moth eggs from a wild female and they hatched the larvae eat virginia creeper and i think each other they are 3rd and 4th instar and i've been seeing half eaten larvae in the cage what should I do???

I noticed that at least 2 of the females are dead and the males are dying as well how do i know if i got any eggs or not? is it the time of year for them to die? thanks!

a pic of 2 males fighting (I noticed if you put them right in front of each other they attack!!!): l.capreolus fight here are a few pics of a grub i found under a large log, I believe it is lucanus capreolus, can someone confirm please? pic 1 next to a nickel for size comparison: pic 2 if...

I finally got a male Lucanus capreolus! he bit me, really hurt. will post pics later! how should i care for him? how do i get him a mate? what was he doing in my vegetable garden?

hey all! was looking for suitable hostplant for luna moth, and due to my short attention span, broke into a log and found this: what is it? thanks all!

ordered from Yen many times, very reliable. everything comes alive and you may find a free mantis or 2 (the package I got today had 5!!!), excellent packaging, A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++!!!

so I went into the woods looking for beetles and saturniids, only found a firefly and a really odd red wormish thing. anyway, I was wondering how to go about finding Lucanus capreolus. 1. how deep into rotting logs must I look? 2. what do I do if I find any? 3.will they be more in logs or...

so a few people have been discussing how they can't wait for spring's return and so I have to ask the question, how bad is winter? when do you get warm spring weather and begin to see plants growing,and increase in insect activity, all those things that add up to topics about going outside and...

This is a topic where you vote for your favorite kind of triangle, then your favorite kind of special right triangle.

hey, long time no post, but I caught 2 zelus nymphs this past summer, and they are now adult, one day after the other. one adult is bigger, lighter, and wider than the other, so I believe I have a pair. I want to know when to breed, how to breed, how to care for young, etc... I would like to...

noticed little is known about them, I have larvae, a male pupa and 2 weird things that appear to be underdeveloped pupae. they seem to pupate in the rotting wood they live in.

I saw a common black ground beetle in the cage on my stag larvae? should I take it out and kill it, or is it no threat to my larvae? also, is it okay that I put ground beetle larvae in the same cage as the stags?

Have like 4 or 5 subadult males, 1 or 2 subadult females, one female became subadult this morning. I have means of getting the tank to 110 degrees,but my concern is how it will affect the females and the not yet adult nymphs, as many nymphs are presubadult, I have 10 in there, 7 males, 3...

found two larvae, I believe they are stags: thanks!

hi, I'm Alex, I'm 14, and I joined here because I want to rear the reddish brown stag beetle,Lucanus capreolis.