hardshell Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 i found a log that is filled with rugose stags. i broke open half of the log and i found 4 pairs. i only found major too! im going to break open the rest tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 the top 2 is the major pair and the bottom one is a minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web eviction Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 What kind of log? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 not sure... maybe maple??? im bad with trees... inside was plain white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 That's really neat. The only time I've ever encountered this species was via the same method of breaking open a fallen tree. I've never actually seen a live female of this species though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantVinegaroon Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 i found a log that is filled with rugose stags. i broke open half of the log and i found 4 pairs. i only found major too! im going to break open the rest tomorrow! Â Why not just leave the rest of the log alone, attempt to breed what you got, and work with that? If you keep taking all the beetles you find, it's very possible you'll have trouble finding them in years to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted October 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 im planning to. without hatchet i couldnt break open the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 I'd have to agree... Be careful. I had to cut back on my collection of Platycerus and one generation the population was smaller... Now everything is good again though . I actually kind of moved around logs to be perfect beetle habitats in my woods. It helped. Now I have harvest zones and conservation zones, UNLESS D parallelus happens to be there . I need another shot at this species. Haven't found many. I actually did make a D brevis habitat with some old root pieces of white oak that became too dry.. I burried them with some oak chips in a hole... and found dorcus brevis way later... . You should try this. It will help for years to come. MAKE habitats... this will help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted October 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 im moving this year so im trying to breed them as many i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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