Hisserdude Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 Got a trio of larvae last month, and plan to get a couple more once my traeger pellets have finished fermenting. Can't wait until these beauties mature! Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Posted September 5, 2017 Adults! And here is a video of them: Quote
wizentrop Posted September 5, 2017 Report Posted September 5, 2017 The video came out nice, it really shows how bright they are. Not an easy thing to photograph. Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Posted September 5, 2017 The video came out nice, it really shows how bright they are. Not an easy thing to photograph. Thanks! It definitely isn't easy to get a good photograph of the glow, at least not if you want a clear picture, which is why I've taken a couple videos of the adults glowing to show that aspect of them off a bit. Quote
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Report Posted September 5, 2017 Amazing pics of the luminescent click beetle! Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Posted September 5, 2017 Amazing pics of the luminescent click beetle! Thanks! Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Posted September 6, 2017 Good lookin' adults. Thanks! Quote
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 6, 2017 Report Posted September 6, 2017 Hisserdude, how do you upload pics. that large? I could only upload thumbnails... Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Posted September 7, 2017 Hisserdude, how do you upload pics. that large? I could only upload thumbnails... You have to upload your photos to a different website that will let you upload large pictures, and then copy the URL from there and use that to put the photos on here. Quote
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 8, 2017 Report Posted September 8, 2017 Can you give me some examples? Thanks :-) Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Posted September 9, 2017 Can you give me some examples? Thanks :-) Flickr, Blogger, and maybe Imgur would be good sites for hosting larger images, I use Blogger myself. Quote
Hisserdude Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Posted August 20, 2020 Working with these beauties again, figured I'd post some pictures here, both old and new: Quote
davehuth Posted August 20, 2020 Report Posted August 20, 2020 These are so interesting and beautiful. I’m very glad you’re working with them. What are Some of their behaviors? Do they stay under cover most of the time? Do they climb? Are they active at any Particular time of day? Such great beetles. Quote
Hisserdude Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Posted August 20, 2020 2 hours ago, davehuth said: These are so interesting and beautiful. I’m very glad you’re working with them. What are Some of their behaviors? Do they stay under cover most of the time? Do they climb? Are they active at any Particular time of day? Such great beetles. Thanks, they're definitely one of the coolest invertebrates out there! 😄 Adults stay hidden for most of the day, but once it gets dark out they come out of hiding and start roaming the enclosure looking for food, mates, oviposition sites, and sometimes trying to fly, all while glowing too. 😁 Quite fun to watch, and their glow is so bright, bright enough to read by actually! Quote
Hisserdude Posted September 11, 2020 Author Report Posted September 11, 2020 This generation's looking quite secure, some excess too! 😁 Quote
FirFauna Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 Ah, these are my all time favorites Quote
Spyro Posted February 24, 2021 Report Posted February 24, 2021 I saw these when I was in Costa Rica! So cool! What do the larvae eat? Quote
Acro Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 These are native to Florida (or a similar species) and I used to see them (and catch them) in Miami. I never tired to keep them. There used to be so many, it would look like Christmas lights in the trees. Over the years less and less would show up. I wonder if they can still be found out there anymore . . . Quote
Lucanus Posted February 26, 2021 Report Posted February 26, 2021 15 hours ago, Acro said: These are native to Florida (or a similar species) and I used to see them (and catch them) in Miami. I never tired to keep them. There used to be so many, it would look like Christmas lights in the trees. Over the years less and less would show up. I wonder if they can still be found out there anymore . . . The ones in Miami are Ignelater havaniensis, very similar in shape and size as these south american cousin but no one has cultured them yet I suspect their care won't be different from Pyrophorus.... Quote
Hisserdude Posted February 28, 2021 Author Report Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/24/2021 at 12:33 PM, Spyro said: I saw these when I was in Costa Rica! So cool! What do the larvae eat? Larvae are predatory and will feed on dog food and live invertebrates. Adults feed on fruits. On 2/25/2021 at 5:16 PM, Acro said: These are native to Florida (or a similar species) and I used to see them (and catch them) in Miami. I never tired to keep them. There used to be so many, it would look like Christmas lights in the trees. Over the years less and less would show up. I wonder if they can still be found out there anymore . . . Like @Lucanus said, those are probably Ignelater havenensis, nice find, been wanting to try my hand at culturing that species... Should be identical in care to Pyrophorus, so far the two Deilelater spp. I got from @Lucanus have been at least. Quote
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