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[21.08.15]

A mixture or L1 (right) and L2 (left) larvae.

11870864_846710882065312_1274012483038513120_n by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
11891972_846710918731975_4620902771502349713_n by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[05.10.15]

The female just passed away so I went through all the substrate and here's a a photo of all the larvae I still have. I've already sold a few of the largest larvae already so the largest still in my possession are still L2.

IMG_0681 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_0682 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_0683 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[21.10.15]

I ordered another adult pair (different bloodline) from Japan 2 weeks ago in the hopes of mixing some blood when the offspring of both mature. The parcel was however redirected to APHA last week and was finally able to collect the pair today from Heathrow airport with quite a hefty fee.

The good news is that the pair is still alive and kicking so fingers crossed that they weren't weakened too much from the long journey!

Unboxing video:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adjlFl0dud4[/youtube]

[22.10.15]

The male is 135mm and after letting them feast on slices of banana for a day, I decided to introduce the male to the female and he was on in a click of the finger.

Untitled by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
Untitled by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
Untitled by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[23.10.15]

Here's a video of the adult male in which he started feeling the texture of my watch and mistook it for another species of Coleoptera!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_-oTwM8LP8[/youtube]

Very cool! Thanks for posting here

[07.11.15]

I finally got the camera battery charged up to get some 'decent' photos of the male guarding the female.

IMG_9456 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_9434 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_9289 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_9481 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_9320 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

Beautiful beetles there, Richard.