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LIVE BEETLE : SMOOTH HERMIT BEETLE 
 
SPECIES : OSMODERMA EREMICOLA
 
SIZE : [ 20 - 35 mm ]
 
DIFFICULTY : EASY
 
NATIVE TO OLD GROWTH FORESTS, THIS BEETLE INHABITS HARDWOOD HOLLOWS, FEEDING ON TREE SAP. IN CAPTIVITY, HERMIT BEETLES CAN BE KEPT IN SMALL GROUPS AND FED VARIOUS FRUITS AND BEETLE JELLY.