kellakk Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I found these two species together in oak woodland, and set up a place for them to (hopefully) breed. Well, there you go! They're a little out of focus, I know. I wish I had a macro lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Nice pics and species. Hope u do get eggs from both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellakk Posted March 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I just realised this now, but if you look at the second picture there's an insect crawling on the beetle's back! I wonder what it is, I'll have look for it when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Nice! What is on the small rock in the first two pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellakk Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's actually a piece of dog food that I let fungus grow on, in the hopes that they'd eat it. No luck, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 For the Ampedus species, try a big lump of red-rot oak, this is the habitat for many "red" Ampedus species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellakk Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 For the Ampedus species, try a big lump of red-rot oak, this is the habitat for many "red" Ampedus species. Thanks for the advice, I'll put some in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 u can also use mushrooms, i tried it and they love it. Shiitake or oyster usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellakk Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Yeah, I've given them various forms of fungi to experiment. They liked white mushrooms, and seem to be eating the fungi that I collected in their habitat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Good luck with the breeding! Both are very cool species! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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