triliobite beetle larve found!!
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Found one as in...outside? 'Cause they don't live in GA. There are other beetles there with campodeiform larvae, such as lightning bugs and rove beetles.
If you mean you got one from the pet store, try posting this in the 'Reptiles and other exotics' section. Trilobite beetles are not aquatic.
If you mean you got one from the pet store, try posting this in the 'Reptiles and other exotics' section. Trilobite beetles are not aquatic.
um i know that its terestrial newb. no im POSITIVE its a triliobite. and yes i found it outside. its the end of winter here and it rained yesterday. they come out when it rains.
also i might add that centipedes and millipedes dont live here either but i still find them.
also i might add that centipedes and millipedes dont live here either but i still find them.
Noto;2807931; said:Post a pic up. I'll ID it if I can. Why would you think millipedes and centipedes aren't native there?
So, did you find it crawling around on wet soil, maybe near a pond or in a fallow field? Did it look like this?
*BOOM SHICK-SHICK* thats ECXACTLY what it looks like. it is more pinkish lateral lines and its more brown on top though.
i asked around in earlyer years where milipeds/centipeds are native to and nuthin about GA.
you know everything i catch has mostly never been loged at all. im sad cause i cant identify anything
. i can tell what type o thing it is just not specific specise! amazing that my back yard has its own unuiqe specise.(this goes for everything ive caght so far except for BEES)what is it and what do they eat?
o yeah we have a creeck in our back yard aboot 120 foot away from the house where i found him crawling up tewh side.
oh and my camra is a peice of ****. i cant get any good enough quality pics :/ sorry...
It is probably a larval lightning bug/firefly (family Lampyridae). These guys are predatory and eat mainly slugs and snails, but will also take earthworms. Eco-earth or other chopped coco fiber bedding should be a good substrate; keep it nice and moist. He shouldn't need a water source besides the substrate moisture and his food. Lightning bug larvae are often found near water, but do not actually enter it.
To clinch the ID, turn off all the lights and watch for a glow, either all over or just at the tip of the tail. It may be faint, so give your eyes a minute or two to adjust to the darkness.
If it doesn't glow, it may be a net-winged beetle larva (family Lycidae). They mainly feed on fungi. Otherwise care should be about the same.
The Peterson's field guides to insects, beetles, and butterflies are a good place to start learning how to ID bugs of the eastern US. There's also a great book called "Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity" by Stephen Marshall; it's expensive but worthwhile if you're really interested in insects. Also try What's that bug? for insect and other invertebrate IDs.
There are a ton of millipede and centipede species here in the southeast. Unfortunately there is no handy field guide to them.
To clinch the ID, turn off all the lights and watch for a glow, either all over or just at the tip of the tail. It may be faint, so give your eyes a minute or two to adjust to the darkness.
If it doesn't glow, it may be a net-winged beetle larva (family Lycidae). They mainly feed on fungi. Otherwise care should be about the same.
The Peterson's field guides to insects, beetles, and butterflies are a good place to start learning how to ID bugs of the eastern US. There's also a great book called "Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity" by Stephen Marshall; it's expensive but worthwhile if you're really interested in insects. Also try What's that bug? for insect and other invertebrate IDs.
There are a ton of millipede and centipede species here in the southeast. Unfortunately there is no handy field guide to them.