arizonablue Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Or at least, it surfaced today! Not sure how long since it emerged from the pupal cell (it took approximately a month to pupate and surface), but tonight I found it on top of the dirt crawling around. It was a dark greenish-brown/black at first, but after I took it out, within about five minutes it dried off and the yellow coloration appeared. It's a gorgeous, perfect beetle, currently exploring its new little tank and stuffing its face with some beetle jelly. This was my first try at raising beetle larvae, and so far it's been a great success! There are two others pupating in the same container, so I imagine they'll be surfacing within a few days too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congrats, that's one beautiful beetle! Hope the others aren't too far behind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Beetle number two dug its way out this morning - two down, one to go! Will post more pics once the last beetle is out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted November 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 All three out now and in great shape. Got out the good camera and got a nice macro shot of one of the beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Wow! Very nice picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlebee Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Where did you get these guys from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Where did you get these guys from? Pretty sure she got them from Bugsincyberspace.com, and they still have larvae available right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Pretty sure she got them from Bugsincyberspace.com, and they still have larvae available right now. You are correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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