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i didn't realize you could find dynastid larvae in upright trees haha

Actually the only times I have ever found them were in trees that were upright. I've gone through decaying oak that is laying on the ground and never found even one larva.

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The picture you took of them in their natural habitat is great. Spectacular find!

Thanks man. Found lots of stumps with large fecal pellets inside but no larvae. Finally came across one that had some inside. At first I thought it was Dynastes tityus.

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[...] Looks like I'll be mixing up my collecting methods a bit...

Yup. Come the spring and summer, looks like I'm gonna' be concentrating on the rotted, upright trees, too! LOL

 

Cheers.

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Thanks guys I hope it helps you to find them. But finding the right tree can be difficult. This particular one would not tip over. I'm glad it wasn't too high so I could still check inside of it.

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Very nice series of photos. And very healthy looking larvae!

This makes me very jealous..

Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted about the larvae's growth - I am curious to see the size of the adults!

I definitely will. These seem like L3 and I'd be surprised if they got any bigger but it's only December.

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I definitely will. These seem like L3 and I'd be surprised if they got any bigger but it's only December.

 

They are L3 and judging by their coloration, they might get a little bigger :)

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i didn't realize you could find dynastid larvae in upright trees haha

 

D. tityus can also be found in upright trees. lol

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That's what I'm always looking for using this method but instead I get P. truncatus lol.

 

I've mostly found them at the tree cavity that was at the base of upright trees so you might want to give it a shot if you find one :)

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I've mostly found them at the tree cavity that was at the base of upright trees so you might want to give it a shot if you find one :)

Thanks I will try this. I've been checking in the higher cavities within the tree so maybe that's why I'm not getting any results.

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