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[08.07.15]

I ordered a CB pair of this species along with a WC pair of Chalcosoma caucasus a week ago and here they are.

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

[08.07.15]

A few photos of the pair.

IMG_5565 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_5590 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_5579 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_5586 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[08.07.15]

Group photo time!

I now currently have good examples of the wonderful species available in culture in the 3 orders of:
1. Phasmatodea- Achrioptera fallax
2. Mantodea- Idolomantis diabolica
3. Coleoptera- Phalacrognathus muelleri

IMG_5618 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[10.07.15]

A video of the male.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJob0dJBudU[/youtube]

[10.07.15]

A few photos of the male. What a beauty!

IMG_5646 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_5630 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_5632 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr
IMG_5657 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[12.07.15]

The adult pair feeding on beetle-jelly.

IMG_5610 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[22.07.15]

Having come back home after being away for a few days, I decided to tip out the contents of the laying box to see if there were any eggs laid in the very bottom layer of compacted black-soil as there weren't any signs of wood shavings on the surface.

I didn't find either and after inspecting the logs carefully, it's quite clear that they both had escaped. The only thing is that I haven't seen them since the last photo was taken so there's a 1 week span in which they could have escaped. I have already spent about 2 hours cleaning the house while looking for them both at the same time but with no avail so far.

[23.07.15]

I found the male scuttling around in once of the Phasmid enclosures (I wonder how he managed to get there???) but the female is still missing.

Oh man I love stag beetles!!! These don't even look real! Wish I could order some in the US! :,(

These are so utterly gorgeous, Richard - I'm so sorry they escaped, I'm glad you found the male though. Any success with the female?

It's quite surprising how such large critters can actually get out and go far and wide - I remember when Tarshish, one of my cockroaches, got out of his tank and was found under a chest of drawers in my parents' bedroom. Given the size of your beetles, though, and the shape of their "antlers", it's no wonder they might be able to get out if given the opportunity.

Are they difficult to keep?