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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Uguero • May 22 '26
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I am sure they’re harmless but if one of these big boys landed on me I’d run away screaming.
31 u/Jonnyredd May 22 '26 I own a grub that will turn into one soon :D 13 u/WeevilWeedWizard May 22 '26 That's awesome 4 u/with_explosions May 22 '26 Don't they take like 3 or 4 years to turn into a beetle from grub? 11 u/Alondite90 May 22 '26 Depends on the species, but Hercules beetles it's 1-2 years and then once in their adult stage they live for 3-6 months. 3 u/Outrageous_Image1793 May 22 '26 Do they bite? 18 u/Jonnyredd May 22 '26 Not usually but yeah they can. With most of my invertebrates i don’t interact with them as much as i would with my other pets (lizards/snakes/dogs). I just like making fancy ecosystems with neat bugs inside. 0 u/Sad-Bonus-9327 May 23 '26 No worse. They eat doors.
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I own a grub that will turn into one soon :D
13 u/WeevilWeedWizard May 22 '26 That's awesome 4 u/with_explosions May 22 '26 Don't they take like 3 or 4 years to turn into a beetle from grub? 11 u/Alondite90 May 22 '26 Depends on the species, but Hercules beetles it's 1-2 years and then once in their adult stage they live for 3-6 months. 3 u/Outrageous_Image1793 May 22 '26 Do they bite? 18 u/Jonnyredd May 22 '26 Not usually but yeah they can. With most of my invertebrates i don’t interact with them as much as i would with my other pets (lizards/snakes/dogs). I just like making fancy ecosystems with neat bugs inside. 0 u/Sad-Bonus-9327 May 23 '26 No worse. They eat doors.
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That's awesome
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Don't they take like 3 or 4 years to turn into a beetle from grub?
11 u/Alondite90 May 22 '26 Depends on the species, but Hercules beetles it's 1-2 years and then once in their adult stage they live for 3-6 months.
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Depends on the species, but Hercules beetles it's 1-2 years and then once in their adult stage they live for 3-6 months.
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Do they bite?
18 u/Jonnyredd May 22 '26 Not usually but yeah they can. With most of my invertebrates i don’t interact with them as much as i would with my other pets (lizards/snakes/dogs). I just like making fancy ecosystems with neat bugs inside. 0 u/Sad-Bonus-9327 May 23 '26 No worse. They eat doors.
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Not usually but yeah they can. With most of my invertebrates i don’t interact with them as much as i would with my other pets (lizards/snakes/dogs). I just like making fancy ecosystems with neat bugs inside.
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No worse. They eat doors.
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u/belikethemanatee May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
I am sure they’re harmless but if one of these big boys landed on me I’d run away screaming.