Mealworms

Mealworm beetles (darkling beetles) are prolific breeders. Mating is a three trail process: 1) The male gives chase until the female relents. 2) The male then mounts the female and curls his genitals (aedagus) underneath himself and inserts it into her genital tract. 3) The male then injects a packet Mealworms of semen into the female. Dependent on incubation temperature, just days after mating the female will burrow into soft ground and lays about 500 eggs.

Another common contour of live food, most commonly dependent to feed snakes, is microscopic rodents. The most commonly down pat small rodent absorbed for live food is likely the mouse; many pet stores which carry snakes or cater to snake owners also carry "feeder mice" for this discernment (see Fancy mouse).