I have had these for a while, and they are cool little darklings! They are a bit bigger than the
Eleodes cf.
wakelandi that I have, and the larva are the color and size of yellow mealworms. The females are very wide, and I have dubbed this species as the "Chubby darkling beetle". The adults love to burrow, as do the larva. They live at least 2 years as an adult. I was keeping them on a substrate of sand and coconut fiber, but I just replaced it with coconut fiber and sphagnum moss, as it had become frass and sand. I keep them dry with a moist corner, like most of my darklings. I feed them dog food, fruits and veggies. They lay eggs readily in captivity, and the larva are easy to care for, but I have not yet been able to pupate any of the larva. They simply won't pupate, and eventually just die. Hopefully I will be able to convince some to pupate sooner or later. Anyways, here are some pics!
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Female |
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Male |
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Male on left, female on right |
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Larvae |
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The cage |
This species seems to be hardy, if only they would pupate!! I will keep you guys posted on these. I've been a bit busy lately, which is why the blog posts have slowed down a bit. I try my best to upload a post every other day, but sometimes stuff gets in the way. Hopefully you guys won't mind too much. That's it for today, hope you guys enjoyed! :)
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