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@PowerHobo Also, I actually made grooves there about every quarter inch apart. It's just difficult to see it because of the color. I think it should be okay even with the surface being extremely smooth. Attached below is what I drew.

Just for fun!! I 3D-printed beetle jelly holder. It works fine! Beetles can hold onto it tight, beetle jelly also tightly (but easily removable) held on there. This design is based on those commercially available jelly holders made out of thin (soft) plastic in brown color. The color of print...

Fresh ova (eggs) of Actias luna available for sale. Price: A dozen eggs for $10 Shipping: (1) USPS First-Class Letter (tracking # not provided): $1.00 (2) USPS First-Class Envelope (tracking # provided): $3.00 (3) USPS Priority Small Flat Rate (tracking # provided): $7.50 *If you are...

I collected a 30mm male of Lucanus placidus Say, 1825 couple days ago. I found couple females in the past, but this is my first male. It seems they can be found in more areas than any other Lucanus spp in the US, but rarely collected in southern states. I haven't seen much images of captive bred...

@Beetlesforlife3 Attached is an image of Tetracha carolina (Linnaeus) female (left) and male (right). Circles presents the thickness (wideness) of frontal tarsi.

@Dak.the.bug I'm sorry for the delays. I don't know if iNaturalist is a reliable source to see how many species occurs there, especially for Cicindelinae, or many potentially confusing groups. There are many professionals, but there are many crappy amateurs too, such as ones stating "I'm the...

Season is about to start down here in southern states, and I went out to see what's out right now. This picture illustrates the light trap set up I have done with a colleague couple nights ago. These are actually a combination of two set ups: 1. one 1000 watts metal halide with ballast and...

Ataenius is not a genus associating with dung beetles, like Phanaeus. Genus Ataenius is under Subfamily Aphodiinae. Dung beetles that Goliathus (person above) talks about is the Subfamily Scarabaeinae. They are two very different groups. If you ever found species in Ataenius, I highly doubt that...

Fresh eggs of Dryocampa rubicunda available. Females has just started to lay eggs. The sale ends on midnight of April 1st, as eggs will probably hatch sometime April 4th, and would like to avoid hatching during a shipment. $18 per dozen, $1 flat for shipping via USPS First-Class. Minimum...

Fresh eggs of Actias luna available. Females has just started to lay eggs. The sale ends on midnight of April 1st, as eggs will probably hatch sometime April 4th, and would like to avoid hatching during a shipment. $15 per dozen, $1 flat for shipping via USPS First-Class. Minimum order is a...

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Hello, guys, I have some extra fermented substrate that I don't need at this moment. I just made too much on the summer-fall last year, and I would like to offer to others who might need it right now. I would rather make some more new substrate in coming summer than just storing it. The...

I have some small to large decayed wood pieces. I think I have about 1-2 boxful for USPS Priority Medium Flat Rate Box. If anyone interested, let me know. I cannot guarantee whether there is any insect in the pieces. While breaking the wood, I didn't see any ants or termites, but saw couple of...

SOLD OUT I went out for a field work the other day, and found some bess beetles, as always. If anyone interested, let me know via message, as it will notify me immediately. They are communal beetles, so they do well in large numbers in a single tank. I currently have 21 unsexed, mostly...

Here is an image illustrating a wet floral foam pupal cell of Strategus aloeus that Garin, Ratmosphere, and I mentioned. This is not constructed horizontally, by the way, it is done diagonally with head side upward. Refer to this image when you construct one. If you need any help, just leave me...

*Click each image to view it larger Genus Beauveria is white entomopathogenic fungi that can act as a parasite to insects and kills or seriously disables them. This wasn’t my first time observing it on insects, but a first on a stag beetle. The insect specimen in the picture is a female Lucanus...

Hello, all, I'm currently located in state Louisiana. I've been a member of this forum until sometime 2011 or 2012, since far before the current web page has restructured (design-wise). I deleted my account because I lost my interest in scarab rearing, and only focused on collections and...

FOR SALE: 6+ Gallons of Dried Red Oak Leaves I have a lot of freshly fallen leaves (late 2018) of southern red oak from my backyard. I have a lot. I use these to make substrate, as well as organic compost for my garden. Leaves sold per a box, that is in size of 12 in x 12 in x 10.5 in. FYI, a...