Carrion beetles?

jreidsma

jreidsma

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Hi everyone
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I checked my pit fall trap this morning (it had rotting fruit and beer mix in it) and I found these three beetles:

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(Sorry my camera sucks)

When I saw them I thought carrion beetle. But I didn't know how small or big they could be. Or if they would be attracted to fruit?

 
Not a carrion for sure!

They are beetles in genus Glischrochilus. They feed primarily on tree sap but are also attracted to the smell of a rotting fruit.

 
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Thats good, so I don't have to feed them rotting meat
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Thanks
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I will give them some banana or something
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Their so tiny, its going to be hard to get them a container they cant get out of!

 
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I caught another 3-4 of these in my pitfall trap this morning
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They bury right into the substrate right away.

 
Seems that they are common in your area
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Great thing about these beetles is that both the larvae and the adults feed on tree sap and probably rotting fruits as well.

 
Lucanus said:
Seems that they are common in your area
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Great thing about these beetles is that both the larvae and the adults feed on tree sap and probably rotting fruits as well.
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Maybe I could get them breeding also
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I think they are nocturnal, as I haven't seen a single adult beetle come out of the soil yet. Maybe I will spy on them at night and see if they come out to eat
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This is actually the first time I remember seeing these beetles.

 
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