jreidsma Posted July 5, 2012 Report Posted July 5, 2012 Hi everyone I checked my pit fall trap this morning (it had rotting fruit and beer mix in it) and I found these three beetles: (Sorry my camera sucks) When I saw them I thought carrion beetle. But I didn't know how small or big they could be. Or if they would be attracted to fruit? Quote
Lucanus Posted July 5, 2012 Report Posted July 5, 2012 Not a carrion for sure! They are beetles in genus Glischrochilus. They feed primarily on tree sap but are also attracted to the smell of a rotting fruit. Quote
jreidsma Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Posted July 5, 2012 Thats good, so I don't have to feed them rotting meat Thanks I will give them some banana or something Their so tiny, its going to be hard to get them a container they cant get out of! Quote
jreidsma Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Posted July 6, 2012 I caught another 3-4 of these in my pitfall trap this morning They bury right into the substrate right away. Quote
Lucanus Posted July 6, 2012 Report Posted July 6, 2012 Seems that they are common in your area Great thing about these beetles is that both the larvae and the adults feed on tree sap and probably rotting fruits as well. Quote
jreidsma Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Posted July 6, 2012 Seems that they are common in your area Great thing about these beetles is that both the larvae and the adults feed on tree sap and probably rotting fruits as well. Maybe I could get them breeding also I think they are nocturnal, as I haven't seen a single adult beetle come out of the soil yet. Maybe I will spy on them at night and see if they come out to eat This is actually the first time I remember seeing these beetles. Quote
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