Eusattus muricatus

[Hisserdude]

Found several of these a few weeks ago, and they have been breeding for me! I have found several eggs at the bottom of their enclosure. They are being kept in a medium sized container filled with sand and a little bit of coconut fiber

Here are some pictures!

 

 

[All About Arthropods]

Cool! They look really nice with the hairs and the round body shape! How large are they?

[Hisserdude]

Thanks, I really love their rotund shape, so unique looking! They are about 10 mm long.

[Death]

Those are nice! i would certainly buy some!@2

[Hisserdude]

Those are nice! i would certainly buy some!@2

Well if I am successful in breeding them and rearing the larva to adulthood, I'm sure I'll have a bunch for sale.

[Hisserdude]

After a long wait, my Eusattus eggs have finally started to hatch! Unfortunately the larva are to small for me to photograph, but once they grow a bit bigger I will take a bunch of pics!

[Hisserdude]

Here are some images of the tiny larva!

 

 

 

[Hisserdude]

Unfortunately my Eusattus have not been doing too well, this species has a very poor larval survival rate, and the amount of larva I have left is smaller than the amount of adults I started with. Still, the larva that are left are pretty healthy, and are getting big! Pupation is probably not too far off in the future.

 

Here are some pictures of a large larva:

 

 

[Ratmosphere]

Wish you the best of luck!

[Hisserdude]

Wish you the best of luck!

Thanks!

[arizonablue]

Those are gorgeous beetles! I hope you have success with the larvae!

[Hisserdude]

Those are gorgeous beetles! I hope you have success with the larvae!

 

Yeah, they are really cool looking! Thanks, me too! I only hope that the amount of larva I have is enough to rear a few sexed pairs, otherwise my culture will probably fizzle out pretty fast.