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Conocoryphe t1_jd2lxo2 wrote

They belong to the family Prioninae, which are notoriously difficult to breed, as these insects require very specific conditions that are often hard to replicate in a terrarium.

It would probably have been done by now by hobbyist beetle keepers, if you could just buy them from an online store without any trouble. But they are illegal to buy or own in many countries. You could theoretically travel to the South American forests to find male and female beetles, but the female titan beetles are also really elusive and may take a lot of time and effort to find. Especially since we're rapidly destroying their habitat.

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