Keith Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Has anyone witnessed female roaches fight? I have blaberus fusca and the same 2 females always fight one another. Firs they go head to head, then they run in a circular motion while there heads are touching (but not locked cause they arent hissers), almost like male deer do when they lock antlers. One tries to flip the other one over and at the same time nips the other but hardly does damage, they also expell air making a hissing noise. The looser hides and the winner gets to rest anywhere. (they fight over hiding spaces) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 When one of my female hissers gave birth, another female came over to investigate. The mother hissed, raised her body up, and shoved her head under the other female. They grappled for a while, but the mother finally let the other female by. I didn't think that they would regard other females as a threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 That's interesting, but insect mothers defending there young in some cases is quite common, still cool to witness though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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