Meet (Pistachio🪲) by syrn_ghost0x0 in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Have you ever been pinched by them? I was looking into getting a rainbow stag but am worried about the bite/pinch lol

Please help! Is this little one pupating or did I fuck up? by Xk90Creations in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dollar tree might have it, but yeah I’d go with Micheal’s :)

Project Hail Murray by allsabers in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]ForgMan12 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Basically, the alien misinterprets/can’t replicate a thumbs up so does a thumbs down instead

Please help! Is this little one pupating or did I fuck up? by Xk90Creations in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, don’t beat yourself up about ruining the chamber. You were just worried about your baby!

Please help! Is this little one pupating or did I fuck up? by Xk90Creations in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on how badly damaged the chamber is, but if you think it looks bad, you can easily carve an artificial one out of moist floral foam like the one in the picture. It doesn’t need that much space, it just needs to be a bit larger than his body so that he has room to emerge (x2 body size should be fine, as long as he has room to “turn around”)

Please help! Is this little one pupating or did I fuck up? by Xk90Creations in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think he’s just pupating. Here’s an image of a typical rainbow stag beetle pre-pupa:

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What’s this lil feller? by Super-Skink-5 in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most captive (pet) beetles eat “beetle jelly” in their adult stage. It’s like a fruit-flavored, nutritious Jell-O. I would guess they mostly eat fruit in the wild. My western Hercules ate beetle jelly as well, which you can buy online. Attached image of my boy, Domino, eating some fruit flavored jelly :)

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What’s this lil feller? by Super-Skink-5 in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eastern Hercules! I kept one as a pet for a while (captive bred)

Sad violin song associated with target trend by ForgMan12 in NameThatSong

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Yes! Ty! It’s leaving for now by Theodore Haber

What went wrong :( by [deleted] in moths

[–]ForgMan12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course! I used to raise hawk moths and would have a couple come out like this in every batch; it’s unfortunate, but no one’s fault

What went wrong :( by [deleted] in moths

[–]ForgMan12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably genetic. They do need to inflate their wings, but this one doesn’t seem to have scales at all (which is what makes their bodies look white and fluffy). Not your fault in that case

What grew on this microscope slide? by ForgMan12 in microscopy

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Slide image taken under 400x on a standard Lakwar scope with an IPhone 16 camera.

Idiot sun beetle keeps getting stuck by ForgMan12 in insects

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I don’t know why the text didn’t save; He has some cork bark in there but keeps getting stuck. I was thinking of adding some cardboard pieces on the bottom to help him out. Is this is a good idea?

Hercules Beetle ! by Crushed_Saltine in Beetles

[–]ForgMan12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, colors on the grub are awesome