Do beetles lose body parts as they age?
Aging Beetles
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Hisserdude
Dynastes
Yep, especially their tarsi.
Dang, looks like I need to take preventative measures to preserve them before they get too old. I already noticed my female Phalacrognathus Muelleri lost one of her tarsi and a leg. I even wonder if it was from an overly aggressive male.
Shade of Eclipse
Fresh Imago
It's extremely common for female beetles to lose limbs as they burrow to oviposit.
I'm not breeding them so they're in sphagnum moss substrate. So it most likely is the aggressive male?
My rainbow stag beetle female died today, very upset.
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Hisserdude
Dynastes
Aww, sorry for your loss.
Thank you. Is it frowned upon to freeze your live beetles so they could be good quality when storing in a collection?
Hisserdude
Dynastes
I would never kill a live invert just to pin it on my wall, except maybe wasps, but that's just my opinion.
philipee32
L3
why only wasps?
Hisserdude
Dynastes
Cause I hate wasps!
