GeneralZero Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 So I've been wondering for quite some time now..what species tend to have cannibalistic tendencies? I've heard Lucanus may at times when they become larger L3's but does it solely happen with Stag larvae or does it happen with Dynastes as well? Really intrigued to finding out why and how? Also personal experiences with this? Personally I've never had this issue before.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 im keeping bunch of rugose larvae together and some oregon stag beetle larvae... so far i had only few larvae eating each other...... im also keeping bunch of granti L1 together so ill see how many got eaten or what... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Hm..interesting input..I've never had this happen to me not sure if it's because the substrate area is large or what but typically they don't go near each other some tend to stick together and I tend to see that with sexed dynastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I had a cannibalistic problem while I was keeping some Chalcosoma atlas larvae back in South Korea. The L3 larva I had ate the L2 larva. Similar thing happened to my Strategus aloeus as my L2 larva munched in my L1 larva right in front of my eyes (they were against the wall of the container so I could see it). Also, there are reports of S. antaeus larvae feeding on their siblings at L1 stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Wicked! I've never had this issue before are the atlas aggressive at all??? I believe there was one case in which someone kept two megasoma elephas together as L3 but put them in a poor space and did not give them enough room to develop thus one killed the other..it's surprising because I read that actaeon and elephas typically enjoy the company of other larvae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Larvae in genus Chalcosoma are really aggressive. I've even heard of this report saying that the larvae hunted down the crickets that were placed in the container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Hm I wonder why they are so aggressive? are they aggressive as beetles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonbonzovi Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I have either/both Stragegus aloeus and cessus that hatched in the last two weeks or so(breeding tank was of mixed species with multiple pairs of each). Do you think it wise to separate all larvae at this stage and if not, how soon is advisable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Keeping larvae together is one of those things that is rarely beneficial, but when it is some of the benefits are difficult to prove. Even the species that are not cannibalistic for some people prove that way for others (for example the big Megasoma). Larvae often cause each other to not get enough food for maximum growth. They can be much easier to rear in a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 For some reason,when i put my Allomyrina dichotoma larva together, they seem to like it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted November 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Same here Oak and my megasoma elephus always cuddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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