Giant mealworm

{ April 4, 2006 @ 10:14 pm } · { insects }

This insect is called “giant mealworm”, which is one of major food for reptiles, amphibians and fishes. It belongs to the order Coleoptera, the photo shows its larval form (final instar larva). The scientific name is Zophobas morio. We are keeping these worms for our bearded dragons. Everyday, dragons feed on them.

This is a very convenient species of insects to keep. We just put them into wheat bran. However, they often escape from the rearing boxes, so we often find them on the floor in my room and sometimes even on the passage in front of my room. In a extreme case, in the morning on one day, I found a worm on my BED!!!!! Probably, it entered my bag and I carried it to my home. Jesus!

I will later show the adult form some day…