eak Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 I have a pair of blue death feigning beetles that I got a few months ago. The female is often wandering the enclosure, but the male is extremely reclusive. I don't think I've spotted him out in the open more than three times. Is this difference in behavior between the two sexes typical of this species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspenentomology Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Not that I've noticed. Might have something to do more with the individual than the sexes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecynorrhina Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Sorry to intrude, but how do you sex bdf's? I've had three for the past year, but I don't know which ones are male or female. I know I've got one female, because I found a couple of eggs last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Sorry to intrude, but how do you sex bdf's? I've had three for the past year, but I don't know which ones are male or female. I know I've got one female, because I found a couple of eggs last year. Males are generally smaller than the females, and males also have tiny hairs on their antennae. Here are pics of mine for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I don't think it has anything to do with a difference in sex, as males are generally more active than females (while they are of course looking for them) but I bet an age difference would make a beetle less active, as these beetles live a very long time, or as aspen said, different individuals do act differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eak Posted October 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 You guys are probably onto something with the age difference. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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