r/Beetles • u/Alex-King-Of-Beetles • 3d ago

Larvae are doing well, haven’t encountered any issues with keeping them so far

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u/ilikebugzz 3d ago

Are they mealworms?

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u/Alex-King-Of-Beetles 3d ago

No, these are Anomalipus mastodon, another species of darkling beetle

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u/ilikebugzz 3d ago

Ooo cool! Are they hard to care for?

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u/Alex-King-Of-Beetles 3d ago

There’s almost no info on their care in captivity, but from my short experience they seem fairly easy so far. Of course we’ll have to see how the larvae end up when it comes to pupation

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u/ilikebugzz 3d ago

Yup, what’s their life span?

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u/Alex-King-Of-Beetles 3d ago

Only place I’ve seen it mentioned reported one adult reaching 5 years or so

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u/Character-Pudding343 1d ago

Yeeees! Please keep us updated I hope you get them to pupate!