Ratmosphere Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Do beetles lose body parts as they age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yep, especially their tarsi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Dang, looks like I need to take preventative measures to preserve them before they get too old. I already noticed my female Phalacrognathus Muelleri lost one of her tarsi and a leg. I even wonder if it was from an overly aggressive male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade of Eclipse Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's extremely common for female beetles to lose limbs as they burrow to oviposit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted August 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I'm not breeding them so they're in sphagnum moss substrate. So it most likely is the aggressive male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 My rainbow stag beetle female died today, very upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Aww, sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Thank you. Is it frowned upon to freeze your live beetles so they could be good quality when storing in a collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 I would never kill a live invert just to pin it on my wall, except maybe wasps, but that's just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipee32 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 I would never kill a live invert just to pin it on my wall, except maybe wasps, but that's just my opinion. why only wasps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Cause I hate wasps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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