Gromphadorhina portentosa

[Bamboo]

Great to see new species .... But I guess I'm abit dumb and I can not find the " hisser " video on the link shipi sent ... Can someone show me the way !

 

[happy1892]

Thank you Papptomi124. Bamboo go to the link

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/science-of-natural-history/science-at-the-museum/our-global-reach/map.html

Then look at the map and click on the dot on the south part of Madagascar. Then you see cockroaches of madagascar. On the right side of that thing or page there is watch video. click on slow connection or fast connection. the slow connection is for slow computers and so is worse quality than the one for good computers.

 

[Bamboo]

Awesome video , even that little bit helps. Interesting to see them in a big piece of rotting wood and the landscape looks somewhat dry and scrubland. Not very tropical.

 

[happy1892]

I think it is tropical.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification

 

[nirotorin]

So they normally form colonies inside old logs?

 

[hippiehisser]

Thanks for all the information! Unfortunately my hissers still haven't understood that they're supposed to eat leaves and wood. Maybe they get in the mood when the autumn comes...

 

[tecrecycling]

I make my roach chow out of 1/3 rabbit food 1/3 Iams cat food and 1/3 Wheaties or whatever cereal I have laying around and then grind it up in my magic bullet they seem to like it.

 

[MrCrackerpants]

Thank you Papptomi124. Bamboo go to the link

http://www.nhm.ac.uk...-reach/map.html

Then look at the map and click on the dot on the south part of Madagascar. Then you see cockroaches of madagascar. On the right side of that thing or page there is watch video. click on slow connection or fast connection. the slow connection is for slow computers and so is worse quality than the one for good computers.

JUST WOW!!!!!! Thanks!!! The best hisser video ever. So cool. I would love to find some of those. Massive new species.