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I was looking under some thyme today (don't ask) and found these cool looking beetle larvae that have the color of cooked shrimp. I collected a few to i.d and as i went upstairs in a semi-dark hall I noticed they were glowing! The are lighting bug larvae - I had never seen them before - very cool. yes, I put them back

So here is a pic of the larvae:

and this is blurry but you can see the light! Neat, huh??

check out the Insect Gallery under lele for a closer look
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia (MIA
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta

They look like little alien bugs. Too bad they're toxic and not good for your Luna!
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Victor Gomez
gomezvi.tripod.com/sdchamkeepers/
gomezvi@yahoo.com

They're small - less than half inch. Even if they weren't toxic I wouldn't feed them to her - I like lightning bugs Just like I won't feed her the hornworms. :/ LOL!

>>They look like little alien bugs. Too bad they're toxic and not good for your Luna!
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>>Victor Gomez
>>gomezvi.tripod.com/sdchamkeepers/
>>gomezvi@yahoo.com
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 house geckos - Gaia & Tia (MIA
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta