Smokehound714
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Soon I'll have tons of them hopping around!
Wow very cool ! Thank you for the info . Now I'm excited to see the hatchlings ! You should check out the Red Rock area out here in Vagas . I think you would have a great time lots of bugs Ts and helps . I'm always out there , right now there's a lot of Assin bugs out doing their thing . Scorpions come out just after dusk . It's amazing out there .Sand treaders are members of the camel cricket family (Raphidophoridae, sub-family- ceuthophilinae) that live in deserts and other sandy habitats, most preferring dune systems. This particular egg is that of a Daihinibaenetes sp I collected from the North Algodones Wilderness in imperial county. Seems to be quite rare- of the many smaller macrobaenetes species present, this was the only daihinibaenetes I saw.
Rhachocnemis- one species, validus, found along the california coastline, present only in coastal dune habitats, a few other species are present in sandy areas of Kern county
Daihinibaenetes -quite widespread throughout the great basin, several species unknown. Mine is likely a brand new species.
Utabaenetes - BEAUTIFUL jet black giants from the San rafael area in utah
Ammobaenetes - some found in clark county, Nevada, dunes
Macrobaenetes- California endemics.. Mostly confined to a single dune system, algodonensis is found only in the north algodones wilderness and imperial sand dunes, kelsoensis is restricted to the kelso dunes, and valgum restricted to dunes between palm springs and indio, ca. These ones do poorly in captivity.
I wish I could.. i do not have transportation, and as such, I'm limited to people providing transportation for me or taking the bus.L
Wow very cool ! Thank you for the info . Now I'm excited to see the hatchlings ! You should check out the Red Rock area out here in Vagas . I think you would have a great time lots of bugs Ts and helps . I'm always out there , right now there's a lot of Assin bugs out doing their thing . Scorpions come out just after dusk . It's amazing out there .
Yes, they're like jerusalem crickets in feeding habits. They will eat anything, but relish meat the most.You have a talent with these unusual inverts, my friend! Glad to get to see these. How carnivorous are they, will they eat plant matter as well?
No that was an experiment to determine if I could keep them communally at least in small groupings but it resulted in only one large nymphYou are keeping them communally, and they are not all dead?!? My C.agassizii are always biting each others legs off, and they are not even carnivorous!
have you been giving them meat? Ive noted these need lots of protein compared to other orthoptera. I've seen ceuthophilus capture and kill small insects.Ah ok, lol! My C.agassizii will share the same hides but roughly half of my individuals are missing one or both of their hind legs. I've been feeding them good, and they have plenty of water, I guess some species are more territorial than others.