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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 14 8:28 am Post subject: Beetles
I keep reading that certain beetles eat slugs, so it would seem logical to try and increase the beetle population... What sort are we wanting, and are they difficult to breed?

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 14 8:36 am Post subject:
Not sure about that. You would have to do more investigation into the types and the sort of habitat they like.

sueshells

Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Posts: 690
Location: North Bucks

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 14 9:11 pm Post subject:
You need the beautiful Violet Ground Beetle:- https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/species/violet-ground-beetle Can't say i've ever tried breeding them but providing the right sort of habitat would be a good start. Nothing too tidy, I imagine. There is one laying into a big old slug here:- https://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9693368/1/

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46211
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 14 2:25 pm Post subject:
i think it might have been one of those that squirted my eye with something very nasty but the descriptions dont mention chemical weapons

sueshells

Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Posts: 690
Location: North Bucks

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 14 7:24 pm Post subject:
I've handled a good few of them - I love beetles - and none has ever gone on the offensive. Course I could just be a natural beetle whisperer.......

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 14 6:46 am Post subject:
There are other types of beetle that do eject offensive sprays to warn off predators. You must have picked up one of them Dpack. Afraid I don't know enough about beetles to know which they are.

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