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I have 3 available. $45 shipped for all 3 Shipping will be done via USPS priority mail. If you want them shipped via express it will cost extra. Email is better than private message. DeadInTheBasement@yahoo,com

I find these often and i have never kept them before. I collected a few today because i thought they would look interesting i an aquarium. Any tips on raising them?

Bess Beetles - Odontotaenius disjunctus large USA NATIVE beetles that only eat rotting wood and makes an interesting squeaking sound when you pick them up! $4 each + $7 for priority shipping

i found this online and thought it was hilarious and since it is beetle related and he does give a few ideas on how to "trap" beetles i thought id share this clip from a japanese television show of a man in a biker fetish outfit out in the forests of japan catching beetles to give to...

i have had a dead raccoon laying out for a few weeks and it is finally warm enough for the carrion beetles to come out...so far only Oiceoptoma noveboracense and some sort of rove beetle. i am waiting for the Necrophila americana to show up so i can collect a few they are my favorite

found them under slightly rotting logs and they are HUGE!