Vulgaris/helveticus morphs

[benjamin]

About two weeks ago I collected 10 larvae from a local pond. Now six of them are on land, and most of them have already started eating. They are much more active then I thought they would be and day in day out they're constantly exploring there enclosure. Here's a pic of them:

 

[william]

they look like they are vulgaris to me i also collected a few larvae and kept them for a while, but they morphed a while back and i released them. what do you plan to do with yours?

 

[benjamin]

Well I was originally thinking of releasing them, and thus far I have only fed them wild caught food to keep them free of any parasites which they could bring back into the wild if I did release them. But now I think they've already grown accustomed to having large creatures (humans) walking around them, and I'm worried if I released them they wouldn't have a chance against predators.

 

[william]

i don't think you'd need to worry about that, especially if you put them into your garden.

 

[benjamin]

Wow, Looking back at this picture makes me realise just how amazingly fast these guys grow.