Found in a reptile store in MA but they could have come with the cork bark and idk where they source it. There were a bunch of these little funnel or tunnel webs and I can’t find an ID anywhwre on the first one
Brought him to a more weevil friendly location!
Hello, I do not know very much about beetles specifically but have raised and cared for Tenebrio molitor before. I was out looking for bugs to photograph as usual and found this may beetle on its back in the middle of a path in the forest. Gently poked their legs a few times, picked them up, and got no response so I put them in a cup to bring home for pinning (beautiful beautiful beetle). Cut to a few hours later when i am going to put them in a different container and i see the slightest movement of their back legs:((( i put them in an empty enclosure with a q tip soaked in honey water near their mouth and they are currently on my back deck to make them more comfortable in case this is their end. I have heard that sometimes they get paralyzed by consuming geranium leaves? Does anyone know if this is likely the cause or if they have been stung by a wasp? I see no obvious injuries except for their back foot being stuck to a leaf. Is there anything more I can do except try to make them comfortable?
Hello, yesterday I was checking on my dubia roaches as I replaced their dry food (it got a little wet and I dont want mold) and adding more water crystals and veggies. I was horrified and shocked to find one of the older roaches that is still not an adult laying on its back with a gaping wound in their abdomen. The poor baby was still slightly moving, so I took these pictures as evidence of what happened and put it out of its misery as quickly as I could. I have never encountered anything like this before and have only had some tiny nymphs die in non-suspicious looking ways. I removed the roaches from their enclosure and changed all of the substrate and materials to ensure that no other animal got inside, but nothing was there. I’ve come to the conclusion that it has to have been cannibalism, but I am unsure of why they would suddenly feel the urge to do so? Especially to one of the larger roaches? There are only 27 in the enclosure and most are young, none are mature. They have hiding spots and deep substrate to burrow in, roach chow, water crystals, and veggies and fruits. Does anyone have ideas as to why this happened or what happened? I really want to prevent this from happening again if it is possible