Inkie14 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 At exactly 6:31 PM, I and my friend Laura's lives were changed forever. For that was the fateful hour when Milchap Bizarsky Morgado entered our lives. May he grow strong and achieve his little wormy dreams. LOL. Milchap is an immature Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis). To the left is his mansion, and the picture in the middle is what he'll look like when he grows up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Did you find him or buy him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 She probably actually found him or bred the beetles to get hin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 My friend found him on the ground. I know that in the wild, they pupate in the Spring and emerge as adult in Summer, then live a few months as adults. I'm not sure if it will speed up its growth when kept indoors where there is more light and higher temperatures. In Summer, we get swarms of these guys because I have a fig tree in my backyard and the adults feed on figs. I've always wanted to learn how to breed these beautiful beetles, so raising this guy will hopefully help me learn how to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 This reminds me of the time when I found a beetle larvae out in my yard. I kept it for many months until it finally pupated. I thought that it was a elephant stag beetle larvae, but when it finally emerged as an adult, it turned out to be a little may beetle (Phyllophaga). I was a little disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 We have them here but no figs grow here, they attack peaches and sometimes apples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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