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Walking on a trail one year ago I happened to notice a darkling beetle scurrying on the ground, scooped it up in a Tupperware, and brought it home to put it in an empty enclosure I had available with some substrate. A week or so later it died, not sure why, I figured it was just at the end of...

I've had this L3 western hercules beetle larva for months now, since last spring, almost 7 months now, and it hasn't pupated yet. Is this normal?? When I checked on it like 3 months ago it was huge and fat (still is) and was so sure it was planning on pupating very soon but it still isn't, still...

I've been keeping my L3 Grantii larva in a terrarium with plenty of space, but I've been considering putting him in a tighter container, maybe 10x10 inches, that will help keep the soil deeper and more compact, because as I understand it, larvae are somewhat of claustrophiles, right? He hasn't...

What are they for? Should I add them to my L3 beetle larva enclosure?

I've skimmed and searched these forums and I'm getting a lot of people just saying that importing beetles or even just having non-native beetles is illegal. I would like some sources on this because in my research according to, 7 CFR 330, the section in the Code of Federal Regulations that...