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Love this site you guys are just full of useful info. Living in the northeast I don t expierience the rhino beetles or hercules beetles. However there are lots of medium to larger species verious scarabidae lucanidae cerambycidae elateridae passalidae tenebrionidae carabidae. right now my primary beetles are carabidae including 1 or 2 carbid larvae living in compost soil in terrarium feeding on various worms small crickets and even a bit of fruit.Im not sure how long its been growing in there very elusive hates light its tricky to catch glimses of it.I prefer not to disturb.Anyway my main thing for years now has been to find calosoma scrutator and calosoma sycophanta.From what I've read and heard these beetles are hardy captives They can also live a longtime anywhere from 2 to 4 years. I've never found one in the wild yet.Only thing to go on is the fact that back in june/july of 81 I found a disgarded elytra piece probably dropped by bird. It was a brilliant brassy/green.Ever since I've looking in many places in and around nyc nys but no luck guess they have both dissappeared how sad.If anyone has any personal expierience with these beetles I d appreciate insight.

Totally obbsessed with beetles.

Noel

 
Hi Noel,

Check in with me later in the summer. I've got a few contacts with access to these during the season.

I have some interesting recently collected ground beetles to discuss here on the forum soon! Even took some video. Pretty sure you've never seen these guys before!

I also took some photos of a ground beetle devouring isopods as they emerged from their mother's pouch. More on that later too!

I just gave my last two Calosoma to another hobbyist that needed them for an advertising gig.

Peter

 
Thanks for the heads up on the calosoma beetles much appreciated im psyched.Have you

every bred these guys?Looking forward your new ground beetle discusion.There's always something new to learn and expierience with beetles/insects......:-)

Best Wishes

noel aka Buggnou

 
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I was fortunate enough to have a Calosoma scrutator come to my lights last year. It was an awesome captive! Would just decimate adult crickets. It must've been at the end of its life cycle as it only lived about four months. To breed them would be wonderful! I'm sure the grubs are predators too. If they could be bred sucessfully, there would be a market for them as they are not a common beetle, at least in my experience. Best of luck to you. Keep us informed!

 
doc25 said:
I was fortunate enough to have a Calosoma scrutator come to my lights last year. It was an awesome captive! Would just decimate adult crickets. It must've been at the end of its life cycle as it only lived about four months. To breed them would be wonderful! I'm sure the grubs are predators too. If they could be bred sucessfully, there would be a market for them as they are not a common beetle, at least in my experience. Best of luck to you. Keep us informed!
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I would imagine that they would nt be so dificult from what I've read larva are predatory.Im new at breeding.I've bred field crickets and carolina crickets and accidently a couple of black ground beetles which larva is in soil in terrarium. Im

sure that beetle/insect pets will get more popular in US im and optumist.

Best Wishes

Noel

 
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