Pseudoscorpions and Striders!

 Hello. Welcome to another post, recently, I was outside collecting bark and leaf litter for future and current enclosures.

When I found this specific tree which o found out was home to a bunch of caterpillars and cocoons, I wanted to take the bark since it looked really nice.

When I picked some up, I found two pseudoscorpions. I then checked other pieces and more and more.

I came home with around 20-ish pseudoscorps 😅

There were a lot in there. Of course I didn't take the whole population, but yeah.


Paratemnoides cf. nidificator

I think this is a Paratemnoides species, possibly nidificator. I think this because of their coloration, and the fact that they are living communally. 

These are one of the few truly communal pseudoscorpion species!

I am very pleased to have these to say the least 😁

This is their enclosure


Paratemnoides cf. nidificator enclosure

I am keeping them in this small cup with bark I collected from the tree mentioned previously.

With substrate consisting of topsoil and leaf litter as shown below.

That's all for the pseudoscorpions. I would like to show you an insect that I've been trying to get and breed for years.

Water striders! These are Limnogonus species, thanks to a close friend of mine who helped me have the opportunity get these guys.

Limnogonus sp.

They are very interesting little insects, and I've always been fascinated by aquatic species.

I currently have two specimens of these guys, possibly a pair but I might get more in the future.

Limnogonus sp. feeding on cockroach 

Also, these guys eat other invertebrates. Here is one feeding on a baby lobster cockroach. 

Anyway, that wraps up this post, I'll see you in the next one. Goodbye 👋

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