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During shipping, the tip of the horn on my major male rhinoceros beetle cracked off. It is now leaking a white substance. There's probably nothing I could do for him, right? If there is, please let me know. So pissed about this.

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I had a bag of organic potting soil in my garage for a while now. However, it smells like ammonia but only a trace amount. Is there any way to reverse this?

Watching the newest Joe Rogan podcast, he talks to Robert Sapolsky. Robert is a professor of neurology, biology, and neurological sciences. In the podcast, they talk about cats that can host a mind altering parasite. He says that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii found in infected cat feces could...

Buying major Lucanus elaphus pairs, 85 dollars each. Has to be a major! Will negotiate pricing for minors as well. Also looking for a few L3 pairs of the same species, 30 dollars per pair. PM me!

I want to import at least 3 species, one being the recently legal Goliathus goliathus. The process seems easy but the last step is entering my social security number on the site. It is required so there is no way around it. I am paranoid about identity theft, etc. I just get worked up about that...

Selling two prionid larvae. One is a super fat and long L3 and the other looks like an L2. The species is unknown but it is best believed to be Orthosoma brunneum. Asking 10 dollars for the L2 and 15 for the L3. You could read about them here...

Found these two fat, juicy larvae in a rotting oak log today. Any idea on what species they are? I live in CT. Also, should I keep them in this log or transport them into an enclosure filled with rotting wood?

Found this little dude on my wall tonight. Definitely going to go to sleep with a smile. I'm thinking it's Polydrusus formosus. Such a beauty!

Any possible way Lucanus elaphus could be found in CT? It's found in most of the eastern states! However, they are pretty hard to find regardless. Let me know your opinions!

I know a lot about pricing out live beetles but for dried beetles, I don't know where to start. This is what I have, if somebody could help me price this out I would really appreciate it. 80mm Chalcosoma atlas male missing one claw Medium Dynastes grantii male (well preserved) Minor Dynastes...

So I received a beetle pillow for Christmas and noticed something was off. I searched the scientific name of the European stag beetle they named Phalacrocorax auritus on the pillow. Come to find out this is a double-crested cormorant bird. They should have put Lucanus cervus! Pretty funny mistype.

Today marks the first jumper find in 2017! I was doing beetle maintenance and found this guy crawling on the floor. I'm thinking it is a male Eris militaris. Pretty hard subject to photograph with my iPhone on this cloudy day, sorry for the blurry pictures! I will be posting all of my finds in...

Alright guys, so I checked up on my substrate today and this picture is the end result. It is a nice dark color and has an earthy smell. I noticed that the substrate with wheat bran in it fermented faster than the one with flour in it. The buckets with the flour in it did not ferment all of the way.

Checked on all of my substrate buckets today and found one that was damper than the others. As I mixed the bucket, the substrate started to smell like dung. Closer to the bottom, the wood was pale. This part smelled the worst. I could compare the scent to canine excrements. Wish I could use it...

Just checked my substrate and found an acorn growing in one of the buckets, pretty wild!

Has anyone on this forum ever come across Latrodectus variolus or Phidippus purpuratus in the state of Connecticut? I've been looking for a while but I still can't find them. And yes, they inhabit some parts of the state according to my research.

Anyone ever been bit by their larvae? I heard they give a nice pinch. Luckily I have not experienced a bite yet. However, I took a bite from an adult Dorcus titanus palawanicus, and that was not pleasant.

Does anyone know the size in mm that makes a Lucanus elaphus a minor?

Looking to buy a large female southern house spider, PM me!