Kevin Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 So I saw this Eurycotis decipiens molting on the side of the glass tank. I was thinking to myself hmm thats an interesting spot to do it..... I was trying to figure out how it was gonna crawl out of its skin and not fall. About 5 minutes later I was sitting on the computer... and heard a loud plop. She fell right off the wall. Didn't hurt her but it was still funny. Never seen one molt on a wall like that. URL=http://img69.imageshack.us/i/glowpedes001.jpg/][/url] Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 My E. prosticus have found a way to climb on the walls of their roughneck rubbermaid container. The females specifically crawl up the sides to molt to avoid being swarmed by the males. Coincidentally, I don't see nearly as many chewed up wings nowadays as I did before I moved them to this new container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Very mantidlike. I've seen Parcoblatta molt like this too. You're lucky she wasnt' injured! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BABUlll Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 My E. prosticus have found a way to climb on the walls of their roughneck rubbermaid container. The females specifically crawl up the sides to molt to avoid being swarmed by the males. Coincidentally, I don't see nearly as many chewed up wings nowadays as I did before I moved them to this new container. I'm not sure how old your container is, but the warping of plastic and micro-scratches from cleaning with a scouring pad will allow them to climb surfaces they previously couldn't. We've had that problem in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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