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I'm not sure on exact species, but the roach in the first picture belongs to the genus Paratropes and the second belongs to Eucorydia. 

Wow, what a milestone! Happy belated birthday Roachforum and thanks to all that have brought it this far! 😄

On 2/25/2021 at 9:54 PM, LittleBandi said:

Hi there I'm Bandi, long time invert lover and keeper from Southern Arizona. 
I was never really fond or roaches, more of a phobia actually, until I was given a starter colony of Gromphadorhina portentosa. I'm now hooked. I ended up also rescuing a group of Dubia nymphs that were in a pre packaged, sealed container at a big box store. 
I use their offspring as feeders for my 2 tarantula slings. 
I also now have a large group of Pycnoscelus nigra, and have one adult female Arenivaga genitalis that I'm going to be getting a male for in the summer when they come out to my lights. (crossing fingers that I can get a group started.)
I also keep a number of Isopods and true spiders. 

I plan on keeping more species of roaches, and I hope to be acquiring a starter of Archimandrita tesselata with in the next week.
I'm hoping to get some care tips for my female Arenivaga genitalis. That was what actually brought me here was an older post from 2016/ 2017 about this species. 
Thank you for letting me join. I hope to learn a lot. 

Glad to have you! @Hisserdude made a great care sheet on Arenivaga, with some specifics on A.genitalis, if you'd like to give it a read. 🙂

Invertebrate Dude Caresheets: Arenivaga spp. (idcaresheets.blogspot.com)

Hey guys!

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And the correct answer is...............Danaus plexippus (the Monarch Butterfly)!

 Guess the species! 😀

That's awesome! Best of luck with establishing your culture!  

On 1/2/2021 at 4:59 PM, FlamingSwampert said:

Wow! It's always so interesting when inverts have personalities!

It is! Although in this particular case, I'm suspicious that the behavioral differences are due to sex. Fairly certain that the angry one is a female based on how much larger it is than the others. 😅

Welcome! Glad to have you.  

Welcome aboard! 

On 12/26/2020 at 11:26 AM, RosenKrieger said:

My wife and I stopped by a reptile store about a month ago, she got a ball python and I got a Greenbottle Blue tarantula and spent way too much money on other various supplies. We decided that would be our early christmas gift to each other. lol

Haha, nice!

Merry early Christmas, guys!

Did anyone else get one of these under their tree, or was it just me?? 😜

21 hours ago, RosenKrieger said:

Thanks for the welcome.  I noticed the links in your signature and gave you a follow on IG and FB, btw

 

Much appreciated! Gave you a follow back. 👍

On 12/18/2020 at 1:39 AM, RosenKrieger said:

It's been close to a decade since I've been on here. My life took a bit of a downturn and I got out of the hobby for a while. I've spent the last couple years getting back on my feet and I finally have reached the point where I could get back into the hobby. I was browsing around arachnoboards (after getting back into my old account) and found a reference to this forum and was able to resurrect my account. Currently keeping 5 tarantulas, hissing roaches, dubias, and a trio of N. Gordanus millipedes. Along with a ball python and 2 cats. 

Welcome back to the hobby and the forum. 🙂

50 minutes ago, MightyVlork said:

I own one of these! He is a grumpy little bastard. Really fun to watch though.  When he is in a bad mood he charges around his enclosure with his tail held out just looking for someone or something to mess with. Takes out his anger on some moss and cork bark. 

Nice! I have four myself.  3 out of the 4 are rather skittish, but the largest has a hot temper like yours. 😂

Smeringurus mesaensis (the Dune Scorpion) is a sizeable arachnid that ranges throughout the Southwestern United States and Mexico. They get their common name from the habitats in which they call home - open deserts/dunes. Individuals spend the scorching daytime hours hunkered down in burrows and only emerge to go about life once darkness has fallen. Females generally outgrow males and measure up to approximately 3 inches in length at adulthood, making them one of North America's largest scorpions! If threatened, these animals will raise the tail end of their bodies high into the air, sending a clear message to potential predators - "Back off." Those that choose not to heed this warning may be subjected to a mildly toxic, yet unpleasant sting. Reproduction takes place in late summer/early fall every year. During this time, the male scorpion will scour the land on the scent of mates. The female is able to recognize any prospective suitors by the unique vibrations that they create. Once one has gotten within range, she will meet them and initiate a courtship ritual. Should everything go well, she'll be pregnant by the end of the night. Roughly a year later, each tiny scorpling emerges from the mother's genital operculum and crawls onto her back. They will rest here until they shed their soft, newborn exoskeletons and are ready to fend for themselves.

On 12/3/2020 at 12:52 PM, Lea said:

Quite excited to find a roach forum.:) Forums in general seem to be dying out :(, but there obviously still is good stuff to be found

 

I've been keeping invertebrates of various kinds for over two decades now. My main interest are arachnids, but all arthropods are cool.

My first roach was some South American species that I planned to feed to my tarantula, but it turned out to be so very cute, I simply couldn't!

After that I've kept on and off a handful of different species. ATM I have only A. tessellata. I'm growing them as pets and also, if they start breeding well, to be dissected on the university animal morphology course. (Some may also end up to be fed to the spiders, but these are not exactly fast breeders, so I'll use them only if there is serious shortage of other feeder animals.)

I find roaches fascinating. They are much more complex behaviourally than average people realize. 

I'd be superinterested to know if subsocial species of cockroaches, like Cryptocercus spp. are kept in captivity. 

 

 

 

Welcome!

For me, it was my adult Blaberus giganteus stridulating and individuals of a couple species seeming to scratch their backs on objects as if they were itchy.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 

This year, I'd like to to extend a special thanks to House Centipedes.

Enjoy and have a swell holiday. 😄

Happy Hallows' Eve, roachers!

I present to you: An All About Arthropods Halloween 2020

Enjoy and stay buggy! 😜

22 hours ago, Rgrant said:

Have a friend who says Red Edge and Red Skirt are the same.  When I looked it up, one site states both are Cubaris and another Red Edge are Cubaris sp. and the Red Skirt shown Porcellio scaber?

Just a little confused here. What is correct?

For nearly all intents and purposes, the "Red Skirt" and "Red Edge" isopods are both referring to the same Cubaris species. I have not seen the Porcellio scaber "Red Skirt" circulated around really at all in the hobby yet, so 99% of what you see under that name should be Cubaris. Always best to ask for pics/species confirmation either way if you're trying to acquire some though.

Bark or untreated plywood could be useful.  

2 minutes ago, MrGhostMantis said:

That’s probably the other ‘Powder Blue’ and why it is different shaped and colored! Thanks again @All About Arthropods!

I'm unsure what exact external features differentiate the two, but could be! Sure thing. 👍

8 minutes ago, MrGhostMantis said:

Nice! I was hoping thats what it is! As soon as I have a colony going I have something to sell lol. I’m just gonna call it Powder Blue m. Orange tail. I wonder if anyone else has these...

Just remembered that P.floria also should occur over there as well, but whatever you have, the orange uropods are still unusual.  Good luck on isolating the genetics!

I'm not aware of any other Porcellionides species in that area, so you definitely should have a morph on your hands!