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Ryan Minard Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Very nice. I have a D. titanus in my collection (pinned) but it's a different subspecies. Very cool beetle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Very nice. I have a D. titanus in my collection (pinned) but it's a different subspecies. Very cool beetle! Thank you I used to breed this specimen when I was in South Korea but now I can't breed them anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regiarbol Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I heard Dorcus Titanus hurt a lot when they pinch you. Have you experienced that before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I heard Dorcus Titanus hurt a lot when they pinch you. Have you experienced that before? Yes I did! I even have some pictures of my wound. lol It hurts like crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurunuru Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Nice! I really like the genus Dorcus. This guy was my pet till a few months ago when I left Japan. He's a Dorcus alcides, and he's got a decent pinch on him too! Managed to draw blood on one occasion. I couldn't hold it against the little fella though. He had a really fun personality. Would be really angsty, and then once he'd got it out of his system he'd be perfectly happy to be picked up and go for a little stroll. Hope he hasn't taken any fingers off the elementary kid I left him to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Nice! I really like the genus Dorcus. This guy was my pet till a few months ago when I left Japan. He's a Dorcus alcides, and he's got a decent pinch on him too! Managed to draw blood on one occasion. I couldn't hold it against the little fella though. He had a really fun personality. Would be really angsty, and then once he'd got it out of his system he'd be perfectly happy to be picked up and go for a little stroll. Hope he hasn't taken any fingers off the elementary kid I left him to... Very nice!!!! You are so lucky to keep the live ones. I've heard that D. alcides has more mandible strength than D. titanus sp. I've never seen a live specimen before so I don't know if this is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I've gotten a hold of some Dorcus larvae (most likely brevis though there are a few different looking ones that could be parallelus). Wish me luck! Dorcus are amazing! Talked to a beetle breeder who confirmed my larvae to be Dorcus. He's sure of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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