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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MBullock" data-source="post: 216143" data-attributes="member: 33994">The larvae can certainly be a great feeder if it's captive-bred and fed a wholesome diet of birdseed and fruit.  You may have to crush their head first though, as mature cotinis grubs have a powerful bite.  I actually bred Cotinis mutabilis for a while and supplied someone with them for a couple of months, they grow pretty fast for a scarab and get big enough to feed but takes a year to mature regardless of what you do.  The adults are just too strong and armored.  they might actually end up injuring your spider as it tries to bite- their claws can rip the abdomen</blockquote>