Last fall I found a bunch of Allomyrina dichotoma larvae (L3) and put 25 in one 50 liter container and another 25 in a second 50 liter container. They made pupa cells in late April and then my ship had to go out to sea so I left my wife in charge. As the adult beetles emerged in May she removed them in put them in individuals cases. I came home yesterday and went to get rid of the old substrate and to my surprise I found a lot of L1 and L2 larvae in the container. What do you think happened ? My wife was diligent checking everyday and removing beetles as they emerged and even if she missed one it take 3 weeks or some before they are really capable of breeding.
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My guess is spontaneous generation did not occur, also that the larva didn't regress back to a previous state. I know my girlfriend would tell me she checked everyday but I have doubts if she would. I'm not trying to raise an attack, I'm sure your wife is great. I think men tend to favor bugs more than women, not always but generalities still exist. I assume a pair mated, a laid. It'd be perfect for the female since she'd be attracted to the substrate that contained her species fecal matter.
Either way, I assume you have a few adults and now some babies. Congrats! Sounds super successful no matter what happened!
Either way, I assume you have a few adults and now some babies. Congrats! Sounds super successful no matter what happened!
I would love to get rid of a lot of them and not care about the money, but I am in the Navy stationed in Japan. I can't get rid if them here because the kids want adults and the more serious beetle people in Japan don't have much interest in themSell and trade them.
Congrats on all the larvae!