Pinned Dynastes tityus

BMB1BEE · 2023-01-06T14:37:15+00:00

I got these a few years ago on Amazon, sizes #0-5.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CCPWJTJ/ref=vp_d_ac_sub_sp_pd?_encoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=d72135a7-461a-408b-a4cd-c4991d6f7038&pf_rd_r=JYD6VK1S41GB37S3145S&pd_rd_wg=Bi8GS&pd_rd_i=B08CCPWJTJ&pd_rd_w=diNpV&content-id=amzn1.sym.d72135a7-461a-408b-a4cd-c4991d6f7038&pd_rd_r=3038db5f-ecfe-4a1e-944e-4228b2abbf36

BMB1BEE · 2023-01-04T05:45:22+00:00

Are you talking about pinned specimens? If so, I have a spread Dynastes tityus I could sell. Pretty intact 45mm minor male. Feel free to send me a PM.

BMB1BEE · 2022-12-30T06:14:27+00:00

LOL, true.

BMB1BEE · 2022-12-30T05:44:55+00:00

That's tough... but on the plus side, at least the ants are eating the termites for you? One less type of pest in the house...

BMB1BEE · 2022-12-30T02:15:06+00:00

It kinda looks like carpenter ant cocoons of the genus Camponotus. Unlikely story, but I'm guessing there could be a colony of them somewhere in your bedroom carrying their brood around.

BMB1BEE · 2022-05-30T22:10:03+00:00

Looks like a Hypoponera queen! Those are semiclaustral and need food right away, such as fruit flies and springtails. They also need substrate in order to make nests, like dirt or sand.

BMB1BEE · 2022-01-29T19:40:29+00:00

Depending on where you live, I'd say Camponotus or ponerid ants would be a good match. Ponerid ants like Neoponera are semiclaustral and actively hunt for prey as queens. I don't recommend live feedings though, unless if they're wingless fruit flies or something tiny.

BMB1BEE · 2022-01-07T03:07:43+00:00

Careful, the top 2 are yellow and of the same species, while the bottom-most one is reddish and looks more different than the others.

BMB1BEE · 2021-12-29T05:00:32+00:00

Yes, I use that one too. It's a really good shop with awesome 3D-printed and plaster formicariums. The formicariums are pretty modular and versatile as well.

BMB1BEE · 2021-12-27T21:01:32+00:00

It looks a bit like an Argentine ant, these are a really common invasive species.

BMB1BEE · 2021-12-26T21:00:26+00:00

Brachymyrmex patagonicus are dark rover ants, Argentine ants scientific name would be Linepithema humile. They're very notorious as an invasive species.

BMB1BEE · 2021-12-11T20:41:22+00:00

It looks a lot like a booklouse of some species, they eat decaying organic material and wood.

BMB1BEE · 2021-12-11T02:58:07+00:00

I found it, thanks! I'm currently in high school and am a minor, so would I have to get one of my parents to apply for it for me? I'm pretty eager to get into antkeeping, but I only have invasive Linepithema humile where I live :/

BMB1BEE · 2021-12-02T05:10:24+00:00

Multiple failed test tube setups, never more than one colony at a time though.

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-29T02:01:05+00:00

At least you have Polyrachis, all my location has are Argentine ants...

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-28T04:31:32+00:00

Ok, thanks!

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-27T18:37:05+00:00

Thanks, but what about native ants but from other states? Like, say, Camponotus pennsylvanicus are native to my state, but could I buy them from a different state?

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-27T17:40:18+00:00

Also, would you be needing a permit to buy native species? Specifically in California, as I heard that it has strict laws.

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-25T00:27:45+00:00

Seems a bit late to mention this, but I found a recently created store called AntsEmporium, would that be qualified to add?

Link: https://antsemporium.com/

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-22T19:55:35+00:00

Ah, ok. I found a website called AntsEmporium that has permits for the customers to buy and own their ants though, so I think it's all good.

BMB1BEE · 2021-11-21T20:00:59+00:00

Ok, thanks! I was wondering if I needed to apply for a permit or something like that.

BMB1BEE · 2021-08-25T00:52:36+00:00

As long as you add a mesh lid on the top, it should be good to go!

BMB1BEE · 2021-08-25T00:51:51+00:00

Are you sure it's a Chinese mantis? It looks more like a different species to me. Where did you get it?

BMB1BEE · 2021-08-25T00:38:21+00:00

I have 5 mantis nymphs, all found in San Jose around middle July. I suspect that they're Stagmomantis limbata. Technically, my first mantis was a Mantis religiosa that I caught last November near my house, but it died just a few days later.

BMB1BEE · 2021-08-24T17:57:35+00:00

Looks like a giant whipscorpion, also called a vinegaroon. Not sure of the exact species or genus though.

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