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Found the pics. I'd say the larvae were about an inch, maybe a bit more. They'll make these pupal cells in the substrate, and then chew their way out and you'll find the beetle on the surface. It'll be a greenish black immediately after it emerges, but once it dries out in the air it will turn...

Very pleased and excited to find that my G. caseyi that I raised from larvae are laying eggs of their own! I wasn't really trying to breed them, but I guess they're not too picky about their setup because last night I found a little larva wriggling in the dirt! Not sure how many more might be in...

The mantis molted yesterday morning and is definitely a female! Took another picture, although it's not the easiest task in the world because she's still tiny enough to lose incredibly quickly. (Please ignore horrible chipped nail polish. )

Got a delivery from bugsincyberspace today - a delightful little ghost mantis. I'm not entirely certain yet, but I think it's a male. He chowed down on a fruit fly tonight, and there's another one in his enclosure in case he wants a snack. His abdomen puffed up immediately after he ate the fruit...

All three out now and in great shape. Got out the good camera and got a nice macro shot of one of the beetles.

I ordered 4 Chrysina beyeri grubs from this user. Great transaction! Quick reply to messages, fast shipping, and the grubs arrived very carefully packaged. All four were in great shape, healthy and squirmy. Highly recommended seller!

After I misted my tanks tonight, I found a large number of small white worm-looking things crawling along the edge of the substrate and in the condensation in my flower beetle tank. Are these fungus gnat larvae, nematodes, or something else? I have fungus gnats in my millipede tank as well but...

Or at least, it surfaced today! Not sure how long since it emerged from the pupal cell (it took approximately a month to pupate and surface), but tonight I found it on top of the dirt crawling around. It was a dark greenish-brown/black at first, but after I took it out, within about five minutes...

I checked on my little pair of rhinos tonight, which is easy to do since the tank is so small - I just lift it up and peek at the bottom of the glass to see what they're up to. Tonight I went, "Wait ... you look bigger!" I fished them out and sure enough, one of them has molted! It looks quite...

Popped open the container with my three Gymnetis caseyi larvae to freshen up their substrate, and three pupal cells rolled out instead. Oh boy. Guess now I have a bunch of leaflitter substrate for something else! I took a quick picture of one of the cells and then popped them back into the...

I got a couple decent shots of the vinegaroon's underside while it was burrowing (apparently my cork bark log idea is slightly less than ideal although it's still spending a lot of time in it), and I was hoping someone can help me figure out if it's male or female. This is the picture I was...

The vinegaroon got his (gonna assume it's a male, thanks to the previous advice) tank upgrade. I buried a hollow log in the substrate for him to hide in, which he seems to love. He's been spending all of his time inside of it and hasn't been digging at all, so presumably it's the perfect burrow...

I feel very lucky to live in Tucson, as we have all sorts of fun things happening down here. I get rocks at the gem show every year to spruce up my tank decor, and I get to go looking for interesting bugs at the Reptile Expo. This was the first year I went, and I narrowly avoided getting a...

Hi! I think I'm gonna be spending a lot of time here so I figured I'd better introduce myself! I've been interested in bugs for quite a while, but I've only recently started expanding my collection and trying to raise larvae. Currently I've got a tank full of assorted darklings and velvet ants...