ambystoma Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 This past week I traveled to Costa Rica for a bioblitz on some property my college owns.This was one of about four adults seen. Pretty sure I saw some nymphs running around though. We did some traveling and there were a ton more roaches, but I didn't have my camera for a lot of it. I'll post a few of those I did manage to get photos of soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Peppered roach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 That's my best guess. Looks pretty similar to the few I have. We collected some samples that are in the process of being exported, so we'll know within the next few.... months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 A beautiful Archimandrita tesselata. I'm excited to see what other species you found! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 And so the roach master himself says it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was pretty excited to see them in the wild! Unfortunately most of the other shots I have are of nymphs. I really dropped the ball in one area we were staying. At least three sizable species all over, but no camera. There were also a ton of very small adults in the leaf litter. They were smaller than 1st instar dubia nymphs. I'll see what I have an upload them.... prepare for disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Aye! Any pictures of wild roaches in their habitat is a score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 So I thought I had at least a few more, but it looks like only two nymphs. I have a ton of pictures of other inverts though. I may be applying for an undergrad research grant and returning during the wet season. If that's the case I'll be 100% sure to take a ton more roach photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ambystoma Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Apparently Archimandrita tesselata are very widespread down there. The first three were found in a very dry forest, where the college property is located, and a fourth was in an area not too far from a cloud forest (very damp). Both had a ton of different roach species, but again I was a bum with my camera. The most sightings happened on a night I left my camera on the bus and the driver had gone to bed already. Super bummed about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Hopefully your findings help improve how we care for this species in captivity now that we know the habitat wild ones live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The first picture looks like a sand roach of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Those two nymphs resemble Panchlora nymphs. Might be a species belonging to this genus. If not, maybe Pycnoscelus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Abarca Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Hey ambystoma, nice findings of yours! Were is the property located in Costa Rica? I have an A. tessellata w/c colony, but yours seems somehow different (population polymorphism?)... I'm from CR, so feel free to contact me when you come back and we could go fielding (biology student). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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