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A Fistful of Beetles

Started By Martialis , Aug 28 2020 5:15 PM

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#1 Offline Martialis - Posted August 28 2020 - 5:16 PM

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Now I need to get eight of them and make "For a Few Beetles More."


All these dudes were wild.


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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 28 2020 - 5:27 PM

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You need an eastern hercules beetle!
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted August 28 2020 - 5:48 PM

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I know what those are they live in wood and make a hissing sound when you mess with them.
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We don’t talk about that

#4 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 29 2020 - 5:00 AM

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I've seen the black one, but the red ones look awesome!


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#5 Offline gcsnelling - Posted August 29 2020 - 8:23 AM

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The black one is Odontotaenius disjunctus and the reddish ones are Lucanus capreolus.


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#6 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 29 2020 - 9:07 AM

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Stag beetles(red) and Bess beetle(black) are the common names.

#7 Offline Martialis - Posted August 30 2020 - 9:41 AM

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The black one is Odontotaenius disjunctus and the reddish ones are Lucanus capreolus.


Yep. They are.
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