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what is a pupae and what is a larve? i know, i know i should have paid better attention during my life science class in high school...you just never think you're ACTUALLY going to use that information! lol

dennis
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compasscreek backcountry adventures

I am pretty sure that a pupate, or pupae, or whatchyamacallem (lol) is something that is in transition. A pupate for a mealworm is when the mealworm is turning into a beetle (or a moth when it is in it's cocoon). A larva is a baby, that has yet to turn into the adult (maggot before fly, bees also have larvae, but I'm not sure what they are called).
There may be other definitions, but I am pretty sure that is what you are asking. If not, read the next post, lol.
~lindsay

let me see now. i have frickets(fricket=friggin' crickets as my wife affectionatly calls them. lol) on the dinner table, meal worms on top of the butter in the refrigrator and cricket food and gel next to the butter . i can't imagine where i'm going to put MAGGOTS! lol

shoot with all the left overs we have ing the frig i'd be careful pullin something out of our frig! lol

the things we do for our "pets".

dennis
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compasscreek backcountry adventures

Lol I know.
Last week fruit flies took over my kitchen. I was bright enough to leave the other half of my cantelope on top of the fridge instead of in it.
It made me wonder why people buy cultures.
Only took a day andI had clouds of them,lol.
I know what you mean about the crickets. I don't miind the sound or any of that, but they seem to be getting smarter.
Every time I open the box to get some out, they all run at once. I have them all over my room.
I am thinking of starting with silkies. They poop like mad, but are much slower, lol.

All insects have a life cycle where they take on different “forms”. There are different sorts (complete metamorphosis, incomplete metamorphosis, etc.) so here is a short science lesson:

MOST insects have 4 or five stages. But to make it simple we’ll stick to four and I will use Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) since everyone can relate to them

Egg – laid by adult

Larva (larvae (lar’- vee) is plural) = caterpillar stage (maggot stage in flies)

Pupa (pew’-pa) pupae (pew’-pee) is plural) = cocoon/chrysalis. The pupa is the actual insect with a hardened “case” and is either within a protective cocoon (silk) or is within a chrysalis

Adult (moth or butterfly)

I just released three adult male luna moths that I had gotten as eggs, fed as larva for about 6 weeks, they spun up their cocoons August 1st and eclosed (came out of cocoon as adults) yesterday.

hope this helps!
oh, and remember: The only stupid question is the one you never ask

>>what is a pupae and what is a larve? i know, i know i should have paid better attention during my life science class in high school...you just never think you're ACTUALLY going to use that information! lol
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>>dennis
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>>compasscreek backcountry adventures