Skink Posted March 20, 2013 Report Posted March 20, 2013 I do not know the species of this grub, since I just found him on an off chance while out gathering substrate material. I want to say he is now L3 since he's a lot bigger than when I first got him but I didn't find him tiny, and he's doing well on the mix I have given so I assume it's a rhino/ox of some sort. Anyway! I made these gifs to explain to a friend how they crawl along their backs when she asked how they got around with those giant butts and tiny legs. Also some bonus fresh hatched D tityus! The poor pale guy hatched deformed but I have high hopes for the others. Quote
a.ojala Posted March 20, 2013 Report Posted March 20, 2013 Can you get a clear photo of the mystery larvae head and side? Quote
Skink Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Posted March 20, 2013 I wish I could, but all I have is a poopy cellphone camera that detests taking photos of small things. The best photo I got of him last night was this: Not really ID worthy. All the other ones came out too dark, too blurry, or more often too amorphous blob. It'll have to wait until I get a camera with a macro setting Quote
Lucanus Posted March 20, 2013 Report Posted March 20, 2013 I'm pretty sure it's some type of Cetoniinae. Probably a species in genus Cotinis. Quote
a.ojala Posted March 20, 2013 Report Posted March 20, 2013 Since you live in Texas I'd say its probably L2 D.Granti. Quote
Lucanus Posted March 20, 2013 Report Posted March 20, 2013 Since you live in Texas I'd say its probably L2 D.Granti. As far as I know, D. grantis doesn't occur in Texas state plus their larvae don't crawl on their back. Quote
GeneralZero Posted March 20, 2013 Report Posted March 20, 2013 I agree with Lucanus, here in NC we have plenty of Cotinis during mid-spring late summer and I find about 10-20 larvae a day at the tennis courts that I play at they are always crawling on their backs whenever a rainy day has occurred (washed up) and typically never see any other larvae move in that manner. Quote
Skink Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Posted March 20, 2013 I don't think we get D. granti here either, though I do believe we get D.tityus this far north but this definetly isn't D. tityus. The head would have to be a lot darker, I think. This state is huge with lots of different ecosystems, but we are very south and not terribly west. We get lots of crisscrossing territories but I don't think there's solid coverage for anything. If it is a flower, I'm going to need to give it a lot more wood, so that is good to know. I wasn't aware only particular beetle types moved along their back. I thought it was a more common form of locomotion. Also good to know! This guy isn't a recent find, I came across him in... November I believe? Quote
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