Michael the beetle died today. Her husband, Karl, is still alive, but very sadly, they had no babies. In loving memory of Michael Jackson Palmer the female superworm beetle. Eclosed on the 4th of September, died on the 5th of October, gone too soon.
Jambalaya is no longer the most recent beetle to die. I had to end one of my beloved beetles, Bartholomew, 6 days ago using a kill jar. I was checking on him and his wife, Alexander, when I saw that he was on his back. I desperately tried to save him by feeding him a potato slice, thinking he was just severely dehydrated, but it didn't work. He was dying of old age. RIP Bart. I loved you.