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DinoBugs => DinoBugs "Wiki" => Topic started by: Dutch on August 25, 2020, 01:19:27 pm
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I have kept smaller Snail Eaters as pets, and they are very cool. The Spinosaurus version is my favorite beetle.
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Spinosaurus
Image: (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/eb/b9/38/ebb9382e206d5f9eb1fb7aa67125a2ba.jpg)
Info: A giant fish-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Africa. It was 45-50 feet long, with long, narrow jaws and fierce claws. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinosaurus
Scaphinotus viduus (Boat-backed ground beetle)
Image: (https://bugguide.net/images/cache/PKL/K9K/PKLK9KRKCKGQZSUQ301QY0UQHS5KDK4KHS6QT0LK2K8QJ04K1KGKDKUQHSBQRS7KY0AQVKIKPKKK2K5QEKSK2KSK.jpg)
Size: 25-34 mm long
Info: These beetles specialize in hunting snails and slugs, but they also love caterpillars and watermelon. Scaphinotus viduus can be black, blue, green, or orange. More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaphinotus and https://bugguide.net/node/view/1102685
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Tackle (legs, body), Venom (irritant chemicals)
Damage level: High Ceratosaur-class (jaws), low Giganotosaur-class (legs, body), high Raptor-class (irritants)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class to mid-Tank-class
Immune system durability level: Likely Centipede-class
Speed level: Ceratosaur-class
Swimming ability level: Spinosaur-class
Eyesight level: Ceratosaur-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
How to get: Look under logs and stones in wet forests. Sometimes you will see them walking through swamps.
Care: Feed them snails, slugs, caterpillars, or pieces of rotten fruit. Keep the soil moist.
Gallery:
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(https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/9/11/1410440981698/Workers-grind-the-rough-e-013.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6c5161293866aeb66fdee36511448e66)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0151/8127/files/Art_Spinosaurus_large.png?424)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png/220px-Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png)
(https://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/spinosaurus_2_images.jpg)
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