Inle Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I think it is a stag beetle but I'm not sure. It is about 2 inches long and it stinks when it is disturbed. It is quick and has jaws of doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Maybe Pasimachus elongatus, a ground beetle? http://bugguide.net/node/view/90362 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Maybe Pasimachus elongatus, a ground beetle? http://bugguide.net/node/view/90362 yes nice job finding one they eat other insects good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Would he eat crickets? I have a few for feeding the scorpion. I don't think I will keep him but I would like to see him eat, might be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Those are beautiful! My daughter and I have found a couple of them in East Tennessee and wondered what they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Would he eat crickets? I have a few for feeding the scorpion. I don't think I will keep him but I would like to see him eat, might be cool. yes they eat crickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I put a cricket in the cage and was all ready to record the ground beetle eating but he wasn't hungry. maybe I will have better luck tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I hope that you do have luck. When I tried to keep that species, the beetles wouldnt eat anything. I ended up releasing them after a few days. They are beautiful, but the ones that we caught seemed skittish and secretive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I'm going to try a meal worm tomorrow, if that doesn't work I'll let him go like I planned. He grabbed at the cricket and gave it a good gash on its abdomen but the cricket escaped the beetle's pincher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 You have to pre-kill or stun the cricket It sounds mean, but how I do that is I just squish the cricket a little bit with my tweezers. My tiger beetle and my ground beetles wouldn't eat unless I did this for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Well this guy got the cricket even though it was alive. He tore it to shreds, there were little bits of cricket all over the cage. It looked like it was an vicious death! I missed it though. I was out of the room. =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Cool. They look so much like Mouhotia beetles (IMHO the coolest Carabid beetles; distributed in Asia). It's good to know I have a chance finding them in Louisiana. I've never seen them here, but I've been collecting only the last two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inle Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Those are pretty cool beetles. This guy was alright to have but bugs that eat bugs aren't really my speed. I prefer the easy salad eating ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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