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DinoBugs => DinoBugs "Wiki" => Topic started by: Dutch on September 05, 2020, 05:24:39 pm
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Allosaurus
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Info: A large predatory dinosaur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allosaurus
Likely Audouin's Night-stalking tiger beetle (Omus audouini)
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Size: 14-18 mm long
Info: A smaller relative of the Saurophaganax beetle. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/cosewic-assessments-status-reports/audouins-night-stalking-tiger-beetle-2013.html and https://bugguide.net/node/view/268708
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Stab (jaws), Tackle (legs, body)
Damage level: Allosaur-class (jaws), Allosaur-class (legs, body)
Armor durability level: High Strong-class
Immune system durability level: Likely high Wolf-class
Speed level: Allosaur-class
Swimming ability level: Common-class
Eyesight level: Allosaur-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
How to get: Find in dry, dusty places. They are easily caught with a pitfall trap.
Care: Keep them in slightly moist, clumpy soil, and feed them worms, crickets, and smaller beetles. Warning: they are cannibalistic. http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2014/marquard_alex/interactions.htm