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Pepper
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So I decided to do an experiment..
Will giant mealworms turn into beetles and produce mealworms? It's a huge debate, most people say they are sterile.
Do they do it any faster then regular mealworms, if so, how much faster?
I started with 50 giant mealworms vs. 50 regular mealworms.
After a week, 30 of the giants had turned into pupae, and 20 had just laid on the surface and apparently were ready to die.
After a week only 15 regular mealworms had turned into pupae.
A few days later, all of the giants began turning into beetles, and strangely enough, every single one of them had some sort of wing deformity.
No regular meal worm beetles.
Well a week and a half later, regular meal worm beetles start arriving.
(The giants and normals are separated, both kept at same temps 75)
Well, I checked on the giant meal worm beetles...and there were baby mealworms, I counted at least 15. This was only a week and a half after turning into beetle.
Now a month later, there are lots of baby mealworms in with the giants, and only a few in the normals...
It seems the conclusion I came too was that the giants process through larvae, pupae, beetle, egg was progressively spread up. They all suffered deformities, but it didn't seem to phase them. They also were more aggressive, they would attack and kill any weaker beetles.
But the main point is, they did lay eggs, and those eggs did hatch, coincidence?
Well, I'll have to do the whole thing again some time!
Will giant mealworms turn into beetles and produce mealworms? It's a huge debate, most people say they are sterile.
Do they do it any faster then regular mealworms, if so, how much faster?
I started with 50 giant mealworms vs. 50 regular mealworms.
After a week, 30 of the giants had turned into pupae, and 20 had just laid on the surface and apparently were ready to die.
After a week only 15 regular mealworms had turned into pupae.
A few days later, all of the giants began turning into beetles, and strangely enough, every single one of them had some sort of wing deformity.
No regular meal worm beetles.
Well a week and a half later, regular meal worm beetles start arriving.
(The giants and normals are separated, both kept at same temps 75)
Well, I checked on the giant meal worm beetles...and there were baby mealworms, I counted at least 15. This was only a week and a half after turning into beetle.
Now a month later, there are lots of baby mealworms in with the giants, and only a few in the normals...
It seems the conclusion I came too was that the giants process through larvae, pupae, beetle, egg was progressively spread up. They all suffered deformities, but it didn't seem to phase them. They also were more aggressive, they would attack and kill any weaker beetles.
But the main point is, they did lay eggs, and those eggs did hatch, coincidence?
Well, I'll have to do the whole thing again some time!
