After locating his position , i gently removed the dirt which covered on the top of the pupal cell .
Then , i used a screwdriver to poke a hole on the top of the cell .
My purpose was not to take him out of the cell , so i must open the cell without collapsing .
Hence , i expanded the hole gradually to avoid the dirt falling .
After a while , i finally saw him lay on his back in the cell .
He might be spooked by vibrating , so he turned over quickly .
Considering that too many disturbances might injure him , so i covered moist napkins on the hole to maintain the humidity .
If my memory serves me , i started to rear them (3 males and 1 female) on January 24th 2011 .
One of his brothers turned into an adult in July 2012 .
His sister also turned into an adult in July 2012 , but she died in the pupal cell .
Recently , i found that the last male died in his pre-pupal period , his head capsule did not break open when he was molting .
Some pictures about this topic are shown as below :
Related pictures :
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| The picture was taken on January 24th 2011 . |
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| The picture was taken on January 24th 2011 . |
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| The picture was taken on November 20th 2011 . |
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| The picture was taken on March 17th 2012 . |
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| I raised two L3 larvae in one container . |
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| M. e. e. male adult , the picture was taken on July 13th 2012 . |
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| M. e. e. female adult , the picture was taken on July 13th 2012 . |
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