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Question on eggs and hatching in c/entomology@mander.xyz

[–] mostlypixels@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Thank you so much! Those are fantastic tips, I'm saving them. Hopefully, I can find another bundle of eggs and try them out soon, although I haven't seen too many stink bugs mating lately. The height of the season seemed to be early to mid-August (with Graphosoma lineatum orgies galore). The plants they favored have wilted or are starting to, however. I'll have to look around :D

(Can I take a moment to consider how quickly I went from 'taking macro pictures of bugs' to 'I'm gonna be raising them now', because I only got back into photography like late July and now I think stink bugs eating caterpillars are worth sitting in the mud for half an hour for. I plan to make butterfly lures with rotten banana and cat poop. I find argiopes cute now.)

Thank you so much for the ziplock bag tip, finally one non-expensive piece of gear, BTW.

Since my endgame is to be able to get 'clearish' pictures, I had planned to get cheap glass jewelry boxes and make them into mini-terrariums, with whatever I collect around my bug-spotting area as 'decor'. The idea was to only collect invasive species (like asian ladybugs or brown marmorated stink bugs). Apparently I'll be doing stink bug eggs and their wasps, too!

Little question about disposal, while I have you: for invasive species, can I just freeze them to kill them, then drop them back outside? Thanks ♥

Question on eggs and hatching in c/entomology@mander.xyz

[–] mostlypixels@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Thanks! Your answer is already a big help, and pretty instructive!

Unfortunately, I have no boxes for collection ( yet ), or I'd have done a kidnapping. Hopefully I'll find the plant again, or at least a similar bundle.