Strategus aloeus
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Lucanus
Lucanus
bluefrogtat2
L3
very nice,i think i may try to acquire some of these this year too.
great pics
andy
great pics
andy
Lucanus
Lucanus
Thank you!
I heard that they are very common in the Arizona state so you should try to collect some in that area.
Ryan Minard
Eudicella
You should check out Polk County, Florida. My cousin lives there and finds a lot of them.
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Lucanus
Lucanus
Usually, the ones that are found in Florida are S. antaeus. Ihaven't seen much record of S. aloeus in Florida.
Ryan Minard
Eudicella
Really? I'm shocked. My cousin recently had 3 females of them. He gets anteus as well and probably a bit more often.
Lucanus
Lucanus
Ryan Minard
Eudicella
Same here. Except for the fact that they don't get Stag beetles there. That would be like... Devastating. Speaking of which... I found some Platycerus today. Do you know anything on breeding these? 2 males and a female. I'm used to finding em in larger groups... Like 10+. it's been a while since I've found em though. I know you have Lucanidae experience so could you suggest a method? Is overwintering necessary like Bess Beetles and Cerechus, if I want them to mate?
Lucanus
Lucanus
Lucky you. This isn't the time for them to emerge so I believe you have found them in the rotten wood. In order to breed them you need the wood that you collected the adults from. Also, I believe they won't be active till next year since they are suppose to come out at spring and summer.