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Apiomerus hatchling - Apiomerus montanus
Copyright © 2011 Kerry S. Matz

Apiomerus hatchling - Apiomerus montanus
Parent: City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City. (N40°47.122'W111°52.917), Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
August 10, 2011
Size: length <2mm
Fed and unfed confrontation.

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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 27 August, 2011 - 3:02pm

Any success
Any success with raising this species to adulthood?
… Alan Jeon, 24 June, 2014 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

 
Only kept...
the brood for 18 days. Was able to provide Drosophila sporadically. Not enough to keep them adequately fed. Returned the remaining 23 of 28 to the plant that the parent was found. It would be a challenge to provide the variety of size appropriate prey species that might be required.
… Kerry S. Matz, 25 June, 2014 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

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