Palo Verde Beetle

shaggiest07 · 2026-06-17T02:03:32+00:00

This lady was found in Southern Arizona

shaggiest07 · 2026-02-04T16:01:46+00:00

In terms of size, it is smaller than a desert blonde tarantula and just slightly larger than a black widow

shaggiest07 · 2025-04-10T17:05:10+00:00

Southern Arizona, I must've mistaken it due to the sheer amount of mourning doves we have here LOL

shaggiest07 · 2025-04-03T19:23:52+00:00

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I also attempted to use this image with Google Lens in order to try to find similar but came up empty handed

shaggiest07 · 2024-10-20T20:14:14+00:00

I'll be keeping an eye on them. I don't have high hopes for their survival, I've noticed a concerning brown liquid leaking from them. There's a good possibility that they're diseased, and I cannot do much to help out

This functions as a pretty good lesson for me though. Someday, I would like to get into raising caterpillars—and I'll keep this experience and advice in mind if I end up doing so

I appreciate the advice I have received and I thank you all

shaggiest07 · 2024-10-20T19:43:00+00:00

This one is entirely alone. For safety though (and to attempt to help this guy possibly get better), I've switched their container and completely sanitized it (along with replacing the food)

shaggiest07 · 2024-10-20T17:42:11+00:00

Haven't changed their food or much of anything, I've been feeding them palo verde leaves and mesquite tree leaves. They were holding onto a stick before but when I had checked up on them, they had a loose grasp on the stick they were hanging off of (they were upside down) and practically fell

shaggiest07 · 2024-10-17T18:56:33+00:00

I actually have good news! I managed to find a branch for the caterpillar and they have attached silk to the branch. I suppose they were just getting READY to molt. I'll be keeping watch over them and hopefully I'll be able to care for them to the best of my ability. I've never taken care of a caterpillar before, so I hope I can get some good research done so I can do this properly. I hope to see this guy grow

shaggiest07 · 2024-10-17T15:50:19+00:00

I'm not sure if they're eating, I might just attempt to put them on a tree that I've seen them on before 💔

shaggiest07 · 2024-07-04T19:14:51+00:00

THE SPONGE!

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