Krissim Klaw Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Anyone think they can ID the below roach? Earlier in the night when I went to place food in my Panchlora nivea tank I caught sight of this little interloper and I'm not sure if he somehow got in the tank or came with my shippment since I only acquired these guys a few months back. I live in FL if that helps. At his current size there is no way he could get in/out while the lid is on since I have this tank proofed so the skinny mini, escape artist boy P. niveas can't get out. For size refrence the white thing in the soil next to him is a piece of oatmeal. If neccessary I can try to get some better photos in the morning. He is super fast and I only only just managed to snag him out of the tank at 4am so it is to bed for me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchellwk Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Looks like a periplaneta nymph to me, maybe P. australasiae. Americana and fulginosa manage to get into my colonies all the time, despite efforts to keep them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Definitely looks like a P.australasiae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissim Klaw Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Looks like a periplaneta nymph to me, maybe P. australasiae. Americana and fulginosa manage to get into my colonies all the time, despite efforts to keep them out. Definitely looks like a P.australasiae. Thank you both for your input. That was what I was thinking but I'm still just rather surprised I managed to get a invader somehow. I've had a bunch of bins of different stuff over the years and never picked one up and it is ironic I got one in this tank considering it is the most proofed I have because the P. Nivea boys are so spritly. Maybe he managed to stow away on the cork bark since I did have that just sitting around for a while before I put it in the tank.I actually have a second roach I've been meaning to have I.D. but I haven't gotten around to taking a photo of it. This one I know is an accidental addition when I purchased my P. Niveas. I was going to snag him out for a photo shoot but one of my P. Nivea girls was giving birth right nearby where he was hiding and I didn't want to disturb her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I am not sure if it is a Periplaneta australasiae nymph or a Periplaneta fuliginosa nymph. They look similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Australasiae look much different compared to fuliginosa. Australasiae has more pattern with a dark base color and lighter secondary colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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