Goliath beetles

[Beetle-Experience]

The first adults of my current Goliath beetle generation have started emerging..

 

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[Bugboy3092]

Gorgeous! Will any of these guys be for sale?

 

[Goliathus]

I assume that the container with the cocoon must be ventilated somehow?  I can't tell from the photo, but undoubtedly, there are some ventilation holes?

Is the cocoon normally kept on the substrate surface like that, throughout the pupation process?

 

[Beetle-Experience]

Bugboy3092: Yes, they will be. I've only had one male so far

Goliathus: Yes: I have a few, small ventilation holes in each container, some on the lid and some on the sides. The cocoon is normally buried, but some of the times they dig it up with them when they are emerging.

 

[Ratmosphere]

So awesome my friend.

 

[arizonablue]

Wow. Those are some beautiful beetles!

 

[darktheumbreon]

Amazing to see how the hobby is expanding in the USA.

 

[Fire Moth]

Pet photoshoot!  Steven's strand lives on.  

 

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[Ratmosphere]

Beautiful pictures.

 

[aspenentomology]

Absolutely incredible. I can't wait to see these become more established in the US hobby.

 

[Fire Moth]

Thanks guys.  Ratmosphere, your flake soil tutorial video was very helpful.

 

[The Mantis Menagerie]

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Did you get yours from @Peter Clausen? I managed to get four from him. I think I have at least one male and two females. There is one that I keep forgetting to check for the Harold’s Organ. 



I am weighing them weekly and keeping record of exact pellet counts every day. 

 

[Fire Moth]

Yes I got 3 from Peter Clausen. They are now 7.1g, 11.6g and one that went from 4.0g to 2.7g in a month.  If your's are siblings of my grubs.  They are growing way faster.

 

[Fire Moth]

I have 4 more from a different strand.  They are growing much faster.  One from 8.3g to 32.3g in a month.