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[08.07.15] Group photo time! :D I now currently have good examples of the wonderful species available in culture in the 3 orders of: 1. Phasmatodea- Achrioptera fallax 2. Mantodea- Idolomantis diabolica 3. Coleoptera- Phalacrognathus muelleri IMG_5618 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[08.07.15] A few photos of the pair. :D IMG_5565 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5590 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5579 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5586 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[08.07.15] I ordered a CB pair of this species along with a WC pair of Chalcosoma caucasus a week ago and here they are. :)

[07.08.15] It's been approximately a month since I received the pair and although the male is still active and full of strength, the female hasn't been looking that well for the past two weeks and I found her dead today after being away for a week. :(

[13.07.15] IMG_5634 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5644 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[12.07.15] Here he is feeding on beetle-jelly alongside an 11 month old, male Prosopocoilus giraffa. The poor thing has already lost all of his tarsi. IMG_5612 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[08.07.15] ... and several photos of him. :) IMG_5611 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5612 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5605 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5613 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[08.07.15] ...and a video of just the male. :)

[08.07.15] I ordered a WC pair of this species along with a CB pair of Phalacrognathus muelleri a week ago and here they are. :) The male is a handsome 110mm but the female already has quite a few bits and bobs of her legs missing- the tell-tale signs of old age. I don't think I'll be able...

[07.11.15] I finally got the camera battery charged up to get some 'decent' photos of the male guarding the female. :D IMG_9456 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_9434 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_9289 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_9481 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_9320 by...

[23.10.15] Here's a video of the adult male in which he started feeling the texture of my watch and mistook it for another species of Coleoptera! :laugh:

[22.10.15] The male is 135mm and after letting them feast on slices of banana for a day, I decided to introduce the male to the female and he was on in a click of the finger. :) Untitled by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr Untitled by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr Untitled by Richard Nakamura, on...

[21.10.15] I ordered another adult pair (different bloodline) from Japan 2 weeks ago in the hopes of mixing some blood when the offspring of both mature. The parcel was however redirected to APHA last week and was finally able to collect the pair today from Heathrow airport with quite a hefty...

[05.10.15] The female just passed away so I went through all the substrate and here's a a photo of all the larvae I still have. I've already sold a few of the largest larvae already so the largest still in my possession are still L2. IMG_0681 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_0682 by Richard...

[21.08.15] A mixture or L1 (right) and L2 (left) larvae. 11870864_846710882065312_1274012483038513120_n by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr 11891972_846710918731975_4620902771502349713_n by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[13.07.15] Found the first L2 larva today. :D IMG_5623 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_5624 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[21.06.15] The L1 larvae are fattening up nicely. :) IMG_4847 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr IMG_4840 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[16.06.15] Here's my male (98mm when his thoracic horn was still intact) in comparison to a plastic copy of another male which was approx 145mm which I got in Japan just over a decade ago. What a massive difference. :) IMG_4568 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr

[08.06.15] Just tidied everything up... and from one female over the course of 3 weeks, I've had a total of 45 eggs laid so far. 3 larvae (separated from the rest at the bottom), 39 eggs and 4 others I accidentally squashed as they were freshly laid and very fragile. IMG_4474 by Richard...

[04.06.15] A female in the progress of laying an egg/compacting some substrate. :D In the Dynastes hercules thread on Bugnation: IMG_4297 by Richard Nakamura, on Flickr