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02-20-03, 07:35 PM
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Mealworms beetles??
What is the difference between the brown ones and black ones?
And how come they can't stand upright??? They are always on their backs!!! lol...
Thanks,
Zoe
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02-20-03, 07:56 PM
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I don't know the difference, but can they be used as food as well?
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02-20-03, 09:24 PM
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I'm not 100% sure but I think the brown beetles are newer/younger morphed. They turn black in a few days. Makes sense like most insects that shed their exoskeletons, they're always lighter and softer at first and then they darken and harden up.
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02-20-03, 09:45 PM
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i've noticed the on their backs thing too.. It kinda bugs me cause im the type to sit there and flip em all back over.. 
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02-20-03, 09:49 PM
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yea.. the brown ones are the newly morphed ones or soemthing like that.. and my bettles usually are on their feet..:P
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02-21-03, 10:23 AM
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Yep, you got it, the brown ones are "newer" than the black ones. They go from white, to a creamy colour, to a mahogany colour, to jet black. I sometimes use my beetles for food, but they do have a hard shell...
Dan Conner
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02-21-03, 12:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Matt_K
i've noticed the on their backs thing too.. It kinda bugs me cause im the type to sit there and flip em all back over..
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LOL! Sucker 
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02-21-03, 03:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Matt_K
i've noticed the on their backs thing too.. It kinda bugs me cause im the type to sit there and flip em all back over..
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Do you fix messy displays in stores too? 
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02-21-03, 04:19 PM
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Wonder why they can't seem to stay on their feet?? Maybe their closet drinkers
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02-21-03, 04:24 PM
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My box turtles love both the regular mealworm beetles and the superworm beetles...but most herps won't touch them
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02-21-03, 10:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Linds
LOL! Sucker
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I dont think its very funny  sitting there flipping over 100's of beetles only to realize the first 25 that i flipped over are on their backs again, its pretty annoying and it seems like it never ends
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02-22-03, 12:46 AM
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i know what ya mean about having to flip them over. you get into the 100's like that and the first few you flipped upright are upside down again. i could just end up sitting there flipping them over forever becuz they all go upside down again anywayz...lol
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02-23-03, 11:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Matt_K
I dont think its very funny sitting there flipping over 100's of beetles only to realize the first 25 that i flipped over are on their backs again, its pretty annoying and it seems like it never ends
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LOL poor Matt I can just envision the whole thing...
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