Mealie beatles???

[bubblez825]

I found a strange tiny worm-like beatle-ish thing in my mealie container. Can anyone post a pic of a mealie beatle? i flushed the bug down the toilet as i didnt know what it was, but i would like to see a pic incase i find another and it is a beatle.
Thanks!
Emily

 

[moosassah]

If it looked like a little white alien, it's the pupae stage. If you pick it up the tail end flickers hopelessly. They're the worst part about keeping a colony. They creep me out, lol.

 

[PacHerp]

a lot of people would kill for some mealworm pupae right now because of the shortage! I haven't seen a single one in my mealies in about 3 weeks... grrrrr...

 

[moosassah]

Really? I leave the mealies in dishes in the tanks & always end up taking out at least 1 pupae a week. Heat up some mealies & you should have some better luck...as in let them sit out at room temp

 

[Kristi23]

I've only had one in months and it died. They haven't been changing at all lately.

 

[PacHerp]

one of the issues with the mealie shortage is that they will not pupate... I used to get them all the time, but recently, they are all just dying... and pretty quick too. huge bummer....

Hopefully this will all be over soon.

 

[wings2fly]

I tried taking a picture of the mealworm beatles that I have.

Carin

 

[wings2fly]

Here is a couple of pictures of pupa with a large mealworm. Hope this helps.

 

[bubblez825]

That doesnt look anything like what I had. What I had was grey and looked like a mini mealie and was moving really fast. :main_huh::main_huh:

 

[Vargblod]

I seem to get one of those damn things every day that I look in the container I crush their heads with my tweezers... The worst thing happened once though, one of them popped RIGHT in my eye when I crushed its head, it was so nasty.. I really wish they wouldn't keep trying to evolve :S

I don't think they do, but does anyone know if the Darkling beetles they evolve into can fly? I just want to know if I have to worry about opening the container one day and having some beetle fly out

 

[wings2fly]

I heard that they can fly, but never seen them fly. I read somewhere they won't fly as long as there is plenty of food to eat.

Carin

 

[rhino43grr]

mine have never flown and they can't climb smooth surfaces either. they'll only fly if they're starving supposedly.