supers vs meals

[illuminis]

Is there any way to determine if a worm is a super or a mealie? I got a batch of worms yesterday but they seem darker than the supers I already have but they are about 1/2 the size too. So I am not able to size comparison the colors.

 

[HKzForDayz]

Is there any way to determine if a worm is a super or a mealie? I got a batch of worms yesterday but they seem darker than the supers I already have but they are about 1/2 the size too. So I am not able to size comparison the colors.

Superworms tend to have dark heads/butts , while mealworms tend to be uniform in color, and lighter pigment overall as well. Superworms exoskeletons are less hard as well, and they are also much more active.

 

[illuminis]

The bigger one I know is a super but would you say the smaller one is a mealie?

 

[HKzForDayz]

Those are both supers. It would seem odd to me for somebody to package mealworms and superworms together.

 

[HKzForDayz]

Mealworms look like this

 

[illuminis]

so I should be safe in saying the smaller one is a super as well? I just don't want to give it and it cause problems. I got an order of 250 (usually lasts 2-3 months)

 

[HKzForDayz]

You don't have to worry about it being a mealworm, but superworms should only be fed occasionally as they are really high in phosphorous. If you are using it as a staple, you would want to replace them with either crickets, dubia, black soldier fly larvae or silkworms.

 

[illuminis]

That's why they last so long for me. Her staple is crickets but once a week I let her have supers as a treat. She doesn't seem to care for wax worms and she scared of dubia. Literally will run the opposite direction.