Hisserdude Posted June 15, 2021 Report Share Posted June 15, 2021 Yet another US native Pyrophorini species in my collection, and just like all the other US species in culture, @Lucanus is the proud collector, this stock comes from George West, TX. I only have CB larvae ATM, will be several months until I start getting adults, but I figured I'd share pics of them anyways, not a lot of people working with click beetles, let alone bioluminescent ones. Here's a small larva: And here are some really grainy pics of one larva glowing defensively, they only do so when pretty spooked, and only glow just being their head capsules: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenDrag0n Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 How are they doing for you? Has care been notably different than the other Pyrophorini that you raise, or do you find them to all be pretty similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 1:44 AM, GardenDrag0n said: How are they doing for you? Has care been notably different than the other Pyrophorini that you raise, or do you find them to all be pretty similar? So far so good, they are growing well and some are quite large already! So far I've noticed no difference in terms of care compared to the other Pyrophorini I work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenDrag0n Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 5:36 AM, Hisserdude said: So far so good, they are growing well and some are quite large already! So far I've noticed no difference in terms of care compared to the other Pyrophorini I work with. Thanks! This is my local glowing click-beetle so it's good to know in case I were to come across any... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 Glowing beetles and glowing larvae, dude you deal with the sickest beetles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 11:15 AM, GardenDrag0n said: Thanks! This is my local glowing click-beetle so it's good to know in case I were to come across any... Cool, hope you can find some! It's worth noting though their season in the wild is probably over by now, so you might not be able to catch any until next year. On 8/19/2021 at 7:12 AM, Ratmosphere said: Glowing beetles and glowing larvae, dude you deal with the sickest beetles! Thanks man, I have a thing for bioluminescent inverts lol! Hoping to try breeding fireflies next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Well a pair of them matured a few months ago and have already started making lots of little babies. 😁 Here are some pics of one of my larger larvae (which I still have 14 of), and my adult pair. Large larva: Adult male: Adult female: And here's a video of my pair: https://youtube.com/shorts/-nQQvZ0pjaE?feature=share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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