Jimmy Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Has anyone had an adult dynastes eat another larvae that could not escape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Larvae do eat each other but never adults of this species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas3133 Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 if you put them together, adult can accidentally kill the larva, since adult's legs are so sharp and spiky, but not intentional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 I had an adult kill and eat one of my larva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 10:40 PM, Jimmy said: I had an adult kill and eat one of my larva Flower beetle adult females suck up their larvae like offspring lawn mowers, but never saw that with tityus. Was it a female adult and what instar was the larva? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted February 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 It was an adult male dynastes tityus. I found him eating one of his L3 siblings that was in a artificial pupal chamber about to pupate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 1:01 PM, Jimmy said: It was an adult male dynastes tityus. I found him eating one of his L3 siblings that was in a artificial pupal chamber about to pupate. I would bet your male just dug in there and tore the pre-pupa apart with his legs trying to find a place to rest, smashing it rather than eating it. If the male was newly emerged it wouldn't eat anything, especially not something it normally never eats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyes Posted February 4, 2022 Report Share Posted February 4, 2022 There would be no way that your adult male has consumed the larvae. It possibly destroyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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