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Post by lucanidae25 on Jan 10, 2014 2:02:56 GMT -8
Can any one guess which of those D. antaeus is bred and which is wild caught? I know a very easy way to tell them apart.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2014 8:34:13 GMT -8
I don't know much about lucanidae, but the last specimen you posted seems to have something strange going on with its mouthparts?
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Post by lucanidae25 on Jan 10, 2014 23:44:25 GMT -8
The last one is a very rare deformity, I only ever seen this one and I've never found another one like this.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2014 15:28:15 GMT -8
Yes, it is quite interesting indeed. Trophys don't always have to be the biggest specimens. Sometimes the aberrant or gynandromorphic specimens can be way more exciting. There was a Goliathus on eBay a while ago with an extra right median horn, and I missed the chance to buy!!  |
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Post by megagyas on Jan 12, 2014 7:51:45 GMT -8
Attachment DeletedHow true that is Cacicus! Here is a specimen of Dynastes granti given to me by one of the most knowledgeable Arizona collectors of Coleoptera several years ago. It is a specimen with 8 functional legs- the middle three on the left side are connected to one coxa which is, as are other coxa, inserted into the middle metacoxal cavity on that side. Interestingly, each of those three legs was capable of movement rather that being simply branched appendages found in most other aberrant specimens.- HR Attachment Deleted
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Post by flithops on Jan 12, 2014 12:06:01 GMT -8
What an interesting granti Megagygas! Why is the last tarsal segment on the third leg brown? Why is it pinned at the joint of the thorax with the elytrae?
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Post by flithops on Jan 12, 2014 12:07:33 GMT -8
Can any one guess which of those D. antaeus is bred and which is wild caught? I know a very easy way to tell them apart. I guess the ones from India, Bhutan and Nepal are bred!  How can you tell the difference? |
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Post by megagyas on Jan 12, 2014 13:05:49 GMT -8
Great questions! First, I insert pins behind the pronotum in most large beetles which seems to prevent body greases from leaking through as is often seen in specimens pinned in the "correct" way- that being through the right elytra.  I have no idea why that tarsal segment is discolored and I also have no idea why the first leg on the right side of this specimen is smaller than the corresponding leg on the left. All-in-all, it is an abnormally unusual specimen. HR |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2014 18:01:47 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing your granti, never seen anything like it. As you mentioned, most of the time deformed limbs are branched rather than seperate. It's quite brave of you to pick up that alligator snapper! Is it a pet?
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Post by lucanidae25 on Jan 13, 2014 0:30:25 GMT -8
Can any one guess which of those D. antaeus is bred and which is wild caught? I know a very easy way to tell them apart. I guess the ones from India, Bhutan and Nepal are bred! How can you tell the difference? The first 4 are bred, the bred one is normally inbred so there will be some imperfection with them like wrinkles on the base of the mandibles and on top of the elytron. Also the fungi in captivity is a bit different to the fungi from the wild, the captive fungi is all going to the end of the abdomen. The abdomen would ended up fat and round, if you're looking from the side but the wild one would be nice and slim/flat. I guess you can call the bred one "fat ass" lol |
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Post by megagyas on Jan 13, 2014 15:52:14 GMT -8
The Alligator Snapping Turtle is named "Crunch" and now, two years after that photo was taken, weighs 135 pounds. He is a "pet" in name only and is used to visit hundreds of kids each year in area schools. HR
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Post by flithops on Jan 19, 2014 15:27:21 GMT -8
Just got this pupa a couple of days ago. It is D. h. h. It is expected to become a 165-167 mm imago sometime in March, 2014. I will keep you updated. WOW! But if it is 190mm now, how come it shrinks so much??? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2014 15:46:54 GMT -8
I sold this deformed Dynastes neptunus some time ago. What's the likely cause of this? could it be that the cocoon had collapsed?
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Post by Bugman on Jan 31, 2014 9:26:17 GMT -8
Either the cocoon broke or it was too small.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2014 23:00:15 GMT -8
 Playing around with the new cam, but respectfully lowered the res  |
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