artchic528
Arachnopeon
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- Jun 15, 2011
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So, I've been keeping a colony Darkling Beetles for a while now, and I've noticed something peculiar. I was organizing the beetles into one drawer of my three drawer system (one drawer for each life stage; larvae, pupae, and adult). I haven't been very on myself to transfer the newly emerged adults into the "Adult" drawer, to the point of having only adults in the "Pupae" drawer (yes, all the pupae had emerged as adults and I didn't immediately transfer them after they had hardened). They were in the "Pupae" drawer for some time too. About a week or two.
Anyways, to the point. As I was dumping the beetles into the "Adult" drawer, I noticed that there were some peculiar spots on the bottom of the drawer itself. They looked whitish-beige, seem to attract particles from the bran (as in they have a very sticky surface) and are very irregular in shape. They are also very small, about the size of the head of a pin, if that. Maybe a millimeter in width? Circumference? I don't know what the right term to use is here.
Here is a close up picture of the spots, if it'll help. Are they clusters/clutches of eggs? Or are they colonies of mold?
Anyways, to the point. As I was dumping the beetles into the "Adult" drawer, I noticed that there were some peculiar spots on the bottom of the drawer itself. They looked whitish-beige, seem to attract particles from the bran (as in they have a very sticky surface) and are very irregular in shape. They are also very small, about the size of the head of a pin, if that. Maybe a millimeter in width? Circumference? I don't know what the right term to use is here.
Here is a close up picture of the spots, if it'll help. Are they clusters/clutches of eggs? Or are they colonies of mold?