So, on September 6, the first of the two larvae to construct pupal cells pupated! 😁 Unfortunately I have not been able to get pictures of said pupa, for fear of accidentally causing the cell to collapse by handling the enclosure... But so far, so good, hopefully it'll eclose successfully in the coming weeks.
As for the second larva to make a pupal cell, I unfortunately did collapse it's cell slightly, and thus, after a few days, I removed it from it's damaged cell and placed it in an artificial one I had constructed. Much to my surprise though, despite not moving much at all within it's cell previously, this larva became quite active when removed from it's cell and dug right down into the substrate I had placed it on... So I have moved it to a new, well ventilated container, with a mix of moist coconut fiber and sand in the bottom layer, and it has made a completely new pupal cell. Here's hoping this one won't collapse on it, the coconut fiber should help keep it more stable.
As for the other two larvae, they are still doing well and growing, so fingers crossed they'll both reach a large, normal size before pupating!
Here are some pictures of one of the two active, growing larva:
So hairy, I absolutely love their broad heads and very pallid coloration, so unique! 😁 Looking forward to seeing them grow huge, and fingers crossed those two premature pupaters will at least be a pair! 🤞
Anyways, that's gonna do it for this post, thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed, and I'll see you next time! 😉
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