Lucanus Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Found a pair at tennis court near my house. And NO, I'm not going to sell any of the offsprings till I reach my limit. lol Pair female male Got the sexes labeled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 More pics of the male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Found an egg in the cage. Hoping to get more eggs soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Found an egg in the cage. Hoping to get more eggs soon Seems that the egg might be from p. valgus instead of truncatus as I mixed the substrate of two before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnboy Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 very nice species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Seems that the egg might be from p. valgus instead of truncatus as I mixed the substrate of two before Eggs are about the size of D. tityus and valgus eggs should be 1/3 that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 More pics of the female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Wow. One of the most amazing species. I didn't know there are beetles in which females have horns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 ... I didn't know there are beetles in which females have horns! Check Coprophanaeus species - lancifer, ensifer, bonariensis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thanks Alex! Cool stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 wow they look big! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 wow they look big! They are around 35~40mm in length so they are quite big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 P. truncatus feeding on tityus pupa https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=586629874732465&set=vb.100001563722028&type=3&theater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 Still no eggs....the egg I found last time turned out to be P. valgus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Looks like my male is getting close to his death Hope he mated with the female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 Good luck man, hope you get some eggs out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Male has been surfacing a lot lately. I wonder if he is looking for a female to mate with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 You should cool them down to get them ready for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 You should cool them down to get them ready for next year. I'm keeping them at the same temperature as outdoor and it is getting cold out here so they will be cooled down soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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