Photos: My Beetles

Hiya Folks!
We're now more than halfway through the photo series! It's been a fun ride so far, but the trip isn't over yet! Now, I present to you, my beetle post! Sit back, relax, and enjoy! ;)

Asbolus laevis(Smooth Death Feigning Beetle)

A.laevis

Close-up of the head and compound eyes of an A.laevis

Asbolus verrucosus(Blue Death Feigning Beetle)

A.verrucosus

Close-up of the head, compound eyes, and antennae

Close-up of the elytra of an A.verrucosus

 Chlaenius tricolor(Tricolored Ground Beetle)

C.tricolor

Close-up of the elytra of a C.tricolor

Close-up of the pronotum of a C.tricolor

Cryptoglossa variolosa(Black Death Feigning Beetle)

C.variolosa

Close-up of the pronotum of a C.variolosa

Close-up of the head, compound eyes, and antennae of a C.variolosa

Dicaelus elongatus(Notched-Mouth Ground Beetle)

D.elongatus

Close-up of the elytra of a D.elongatus

Close-up of the pronotum of a D.elongatus

Close-up of the head, compound eyes, and mandibles of a D.elongatus

Eleodes acuticaudus(Darkling Beetle)

E.acuticaudus

Close-up of the head, compund eyes, pronotum, and antennae of an E.acuticaudus

Close-up of the tarsus and tarsal claws of an E.acuticaudus

Eleodes armatus(Armored Darkling Beetle)

Femlale E.armatus

Close-up of the pronotum, head, compound eyes, and antennae of a female E.armatus

Close-up of a spike on the femur of a female E.armatus

Eleodes dentipes(Dentate Stink Beetle)

E.dentipes

Close-up of the elytra of an E.dentipes

Close-up of the head, compound eyes, and antennae of an E.dentipes

Eleodes tribulus(Fuzzy Darkling Beetle)

Male E.tribulus

Close-up of the head, compound eyes, and antennae of an E.tribulus

Close-up of the elytra of a male E.tribulus

Meracantha contracta(Darkling Beetle)

M.contracta larvae

Close-up of the last abdominal segment of an M.contracta larva

Close-up of the head of an M.contracta larva

Phloedes diabolicus(Diabolical Ironclad Beetle)

P.diabolicus

Close-up of the pronotum of a P.diabolicus

Pterostichus permundus(Woodland Ground Beetle)

P.permundus

Close-up of the elytra of a P.permundus

Close-up of the eyes of a P.permundus

Tenebrio molitor(Mealworm Beetle)

T.molitor

Close-up of the legs, claws, head, mesothorax, metathorax, ocellus, and antennae of a T.molitor larva

Close-up of the spine on the last abdominal segment of a T.molitor larva

One important note that I have from this post is that about a day after I took the pics of the P.diabolicus, the one that was likely female(the one that was in most of the pics)sadly died. I'm not sure what the cause of its death was, but one thing I know is that my hopes of possibly breeding this species are now gone. Despite the bad diabolical ironclad news, I hope you guys still enjoyed this post!

Coming up next is the last post in my photo series, it will be on the invertebrates that don't fit into any of the groups that I have posted about so far. It is also the post that I'm most excited to share with you guys out of any series(Certainly got the best pics for this one!)

Good bye and stay tuned for the next post, you definitely won't want to miss it! :)