Cariblatta lutea Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 A species of bark assassin that I've been DYING to get for years! Fortunately I was able to collect a small group while exploring Madera Canyon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Awesome, I hope these breed for you, always nice to get more native assassins into the hobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebugfarm Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Nice we have some similar ones locally they call them "kissing bugs" lol i have tried keeping them but never gotten them to eat. Also they are known to carry chaga virus...which is bad. Not sure if its just that spieces or if pinwheel bugs have it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Awesome, I hope these breed for you, always nice to get more native assassins into the hobby Thanks. I hope so too since this is my fav. native bark assassin! Nice we have some similar ones locally they call them "kissing bugs" lol i have tried keeping them but never gotten them to eat. Also they are known to carry chaga virus...which is bad. Not sure if its just that spieces or if pinwheel bugs have it to. That's probably one of Triatoma species, which belongs to different SUBFAMILY (PLEASE NOTE THAT KISSING BUGS HAVE THEIR OWN SUBFAMILY! ONLY THESE ACT AS VECTORS FOR CHAGAS DISEASE). Unlike the bark assassin pictured here, they only feed on blood (usually of mammals, but some will feed on reptiles too), and act as a vector for chagas disease (it's actually caused by a protozoan, not by virus). I'd be really cautious with keeping those cause I was told that the trypanosome in the dried feces of infected Triatoma can get carried in the particles of these feces and end up infecting people through inhalation of the broken up feces or through ingestion. So take extra caution when keeping this species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebugfarm Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Thank you so much for the update i was wrongly under the impression the were like insect eating assassins now i know why they didnt eat. Lol i wont try to keep them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 Thank you so much for the update i was wrongly under the impression the were like insect eating assassins now i know why they didnt eat. Lol i wont try to keep them again. You are welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 My excitement level is over 9000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Congrats man, they look so cute! Hope they do well for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Congrats man, they look so cute! Hope they do well for you! Thanks So far so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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