All About Arthropods Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Hey guys! If anyone knows what big eyed toad bugs eat( I'm assuming small insects, I assume their predatory?), please let me know because I found a spot with a nice number of them and would like to collect some if they seem easy to feed. Thanks in advance for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 They are indeed predatory, don't know what exactly they'll eat but I would try small prey, little roaches, young isopods, fruit flies, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 You're so lucky... I saw toad bugs once in North Carolina when I was a kid and I've never seen one since, even though they supposedely live around here too. I check ever single riverbank and lakeshore I come across. What sort of habitat did you find them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 You're so lucky... I saw toad bugs once in North Carolina when I was a kid and I've never seen one since, even though they supposedely live around here too. I check ever single riverbank and lakeshore I come across. What sort of habitat did you find them in? I found them on the edge of a lake, I didn't see any in the water, they seemed to like staying in the very moist sand/soil right next to the water. So very similar to the places you check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 They are indeed predatory, don't know what exactly they'll eat but I would try small prey, little roaches, young isopods, fruit flies, etc. Thanks for the help , I'll probably try to collect some and then try feeding them those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranitomeya Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 They're pretty common this time of the year where I frequently go to collect. They live in riparian habitats and require a clean water source. They feed on the fluids of other insects and are predatory on similarly-sized or smaller insects, but will also scavenge on recently dead and dying insects. They will cannibalize if not kept well-fed. They're pretty much like amphibious assassin bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 They're pretty common this time of the year where I frequently go to collect. They live in riparian habitats and require a clean water source. They feed on the fluids of other insects and are predatory on similarly-sized or smaller insects, but will also scavenge on recently dead and dying insects. They will cannibalize if not kept well-fed. They're pretty much like amphibious assassin bugs. Thanks for all the info on these guys, I think I'll try to keep some! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I mostly fed them small crickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 I mostly fed them small crickets. Ok, cool. I have more access to roaches though, so I think I'll be feeding them small N.cinerea nymphs. Did you get them to reproduce when you kept them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Finally collected some of these guys, here's my blog post on them! https://allaboutarthropods.blogspot.com/2016/09/gelastocoris-oculatus.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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