Ratmosphere Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Found these two fat, juicy larvae in a rotting oak log today. Any idea on what species they are? I live in CT. Also, should I keep them in this log or transport them into an enclosure filled with rotting wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charx53 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Cool find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charx53 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 I would do keep the log and transport it like you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted May 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 Also, hear these things take a while to pupate. Really hoping these could be Asian long-horned beetles. If not, it could be something bigger which is exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted May 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Believed to be Orthosoma brunneum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Collector Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 I caught 4 of these today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted May 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted June 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 Cracked open a piece of wood that one of them was in today. That one was in pre pupa! Really hyped on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charx53 Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 That's awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted June 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Well, here's the pupa! Expected it to be bigger but I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charx53 Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Emerged today, nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecynorrhina Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Drying up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted July 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 Just checked on this beetle today and it was gone. He made it back into the wild. This was a fun experience though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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