cre0broter Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 a pic of 2 males fighting (I noticed if you put them right in front of each other they attack!!!): l.capreolus fight here are a few pics of a grub i found under a large log, I believe it is lucanus capreolus, can someone confirm please? pic 1 next to a nickel for size comparison: pic 2 if you look on the last red spoted segment, you will notice a yellow speck, which also occurs on the other side. i believe i read that that is an ovary and the grub is female, am I right? (I tried to get a better photo but the thing wouldn't stay still) pic 3 just 1 more picture of it: pic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 For some reason, I can't see the capreolus fighting picture. The mystery grub is a stag beetle larva. I am not sure about the species but it is probabbly L. capreolus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 i was having an issue with that link, will fix it within a few days tonight i'm gonna blacklight for some adult Lucanus capreolus and i think capreolus is the only lucanus species in CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 i was having an issue with that link, will fix it within a few days tonight i'm gonna blacklight for some adult Lucanus capreolus and i think capreolus is the only lucanus species in CT Found a female today. As far as I know, L. capreolus is the only species in the Connecticut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 my grub burrowed into soil yesterday, i haven't seen it since, maybe it's gonna pupate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 my grub burrowed into soil yesterday, i haven't seen it since, maybe it's gonna pupate Judging by your picture, your larva isn't mature yet. So it shouldn't be pupating now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 true, i think last night it may have came up and dug into a chunk of the log i found it under here is the link to the fighting adults: capreolus fight also my adult males like to eat strawberry, tonight i might blacklight again for a female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 true, i think last night it may have came up and dug into a chunk of the log i found it under here is the link to the fighting adults: capreolus fight also my adult males like to eat strawberry, tonight i might blacklight again for a female Nice picture! I hope you will find some females soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 last night i blacklighted but only caught 3 males, no females yet, but a major male almost killed a minor male, but i have like 8 males so it isn't a problem, btw how many eggs does 1 female lay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 last night i blacklighted but only caught 3 males, no females yet, but a major male almost killed a minor male, but i have like 8 males so it isn't a problem, btw how many eggs does 1 female lay? Wow! That's a lot. Make sure to separate them from each other so that they won't kill each other. Last year, I got 12 eggs from one female but I believe they can lay up to 40 since L. elaphus can lay that many eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 My brother found a male last week and I just found a female. They aren't common here in the frigid north so it's rare to find a female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
カブトムシ Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Nice! Make sure to raise the grubs so we can all see them as adults! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 well I still have no females, I was blacklighting last night but right as I was attracting some lucanus capreolus a raccoon came out of the woods and drove me away and i just went to bed afterwards, say, do females hide in the same places males do during the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 just so everyone knows, I now have 2 females and they mated and so I'm waiting on eggs! I'm so happy i finally found some!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 just so everyone knows, I now have 2 females and they mated and so I'm waiting on eggs! I'm so happy i finally found some!!! Congratulation!!! I found 5 dead females in one place so I will go for bug hunting in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 chipmunks sure make a mess of these beetles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefrogtat2 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 nice i need to find a male,this year i have only found two small females,i am hoping they were previously bred,and have set them up in a chamber with mushroom logs and some nice rotten mat.(fingers crossed) still on the lookout for a male to make sure though. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 males are easily attracted to light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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