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A friend of mine in South Korea has designed this poster: The Worldwide Distribution of the Genus Lucanus. I'm interested in importing it from him directly. Anyone interested in have it shipped together with me? The poster size is B2 (30" x 20"), printed on 200g paper, each image is about 1.2x...

@dorifora Both adults and larvae feed on plant leaves of poplar and willows. I collected 100+ in a single poplar plant that is about the height of adult male, and ~1m² wide in Yeosu, South Korea, a decade ago. A picture of the plant I collected both larvae and adults. Another picture of...

  I got new stocks for the beetle jellies. All prices include postage for US. *Colors are randomly selected   50 pcs $30 100 pcs $52 200 pcs $97   Ingredient: Crude Protein 2.00%, Crude Fat 0.005%, Crude Fiber 1.00%, Crude Ash 1.00%, Phosphorus 5.00%, Calcium 28.00%

Haven't had much great chances to breed these guys as they just don't seem to feed or lay much of eggs. I guess there is something wrong with the set ups, but then one female lays some, while the other females just wouldn't.. Anyone have a clue for a special setups?

In search of Dynastes grantii adult pairs. Interested in multiple pairs. Please quote my post to reply, or send me a message. Thank you.

I'm looking for a CB female of Dynates grantii for a friend. He has a major male, and is looking for an active female that started to feed. Message me if you have one for sale. Thank you.

I'm searching for dried specimens of Dorcus brevis in a pair for a research colleague. Specimens do not have to be "wild collected" as it is not for a research requiring collection data. Reared specimens are okay so long it is in a decent condition.

I have recently published an article with a colleague regarding to all the Lucanid beetle species found and recorded from the state of Louisiana. If you are interested in reading full text, message me or email to: bgjkim@outlook.com. Have the email titled as "Requesting file for Lucanidae in...

I'm looking for live blue death-feigning beetles. Maybe about 30. Let me know via message or leave me a reply with mentions or quotes. Thank you.

If the insects being pinned are not dried, but only been killed in freezer, that can happen especially with large bodied species. But when I pin beetles out of freezer, I usually let them sat for 30-60 minutes to melt it down completely and then wipe any excess water (or body fluid) off before I...

  A picture of Dyscinetus morator pupa. Before I knew... it is already ready to emerge... I collected multiple adults back in May-June, and it has only been about three months since I spotted few larvae crawling in containers. A sole survivor decided to emerge already...lol. This is second...

I've been checking up with Strategus antaeus weekly to collect eggs and larvae. Eggs in 2oz container to incubate, larvae in 16oz to feed them. Every eggs I collected are first stored in 2oz container then about two-three weeks later I transfer them into 16oz (when larva is observed). So far, I...

Seems like this is the year for Lucanids! Found handful numbers of Lucanus placidus, L. capreolus, and few females of L. elaphus. Sounds great for me and my colleague. We are currently working on a manuscript to describe the Lucanids found in the state Louisiana. Will update later in the...

I was successfully able to get eggs from Strategus antaeus last year, but only one survived power outage from Hurricane Laura.. I'm hoping for a successful "rearing" this time...

I've been rearing beetles for about 20 years now, and for the first time in my life with insects, I started to keep non-insect started last year... was two tortoises. And actually, it is only 2 days away from a full year since I kept these two. They arrived in my hands when they were only 40...