Hisserdude Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I've had these for a while now, got some nymphs from Peter in February of last year, and one of my females matured today! Here are some pictures: Nymphs Adult female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach collector Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Very beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Very beautiful! Awesome! Thanks guys! Really hoping a male will mature soon, so I can start breeding these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Thanks guys! Really hoping a male will mature soon, so I can start breeding these. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 Good luck! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenevanica Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I just got a shipment of these, and I was surprised to find an adult in with the large nymphs! The enclosure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 I just got a shipment of these, and I was surprised to find an adult in with the large nymphs! The enclosure: Nice, hope they do well for you! The adults sure are pretty, aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenevanica Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Nice, hope they do well for you! The adults sure are pretty, aren't they? They're gorgeous! They're much bigger than I expected as well, because all the other Polyphagids I've seen have been tiny. I was supposed to be getting nymphs, so you can imagine my surprise when I opened the shipping carton and saw an adult! I also received some oothecae with the shipment. Should I bury those, or can I leave them on top? I buried a few, and left a few on top just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 They're gorgeous! They're much bigger than I expected as well, because all the other Polyphagids I've seen have been tiny. I was supposed to be getting nymphs, so you can imagine my surprise when I opened the shipping carton and saw an adult! I also received some oothecae with the shipment. Should I bury those, or can I leave them on top? I buried a few, and left a few on top just in case. Yeah, and T.petiveriana is the biggest species of Therea in the hobby! I would bury the oothecae, but it probably does not matter, seeing as some of them are bound to surface due to the burrowing activities of the nymphs and adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenevanica Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I have a bunch of adults maturing in my colony! I'm up to 11 adults already, though only 1 is a female. It is very entertaining to watch an enclosure of adults scurrying around in a sex hungry search for a mate! That's why I took some footage on the fly tonight, and made this video: The quality is pretty craptastic, though I hope you enjoy it anyway! Bonus scavenger hunt: Can you find the irregularly patterned adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 I've had several more mature, including some males, so I expect I'll start seeing oothecae soon! Here are a couple of pictures I took the other day: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Got babies from these guys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Congrats! Really gotta add this species to my collection one day, would be awesome to create a display tank for them. I'm currently hoping to create a nice glass display tank for my A.tesselata. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebugfarm Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Awsome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, All About Insects said: Congrats! Really gotta add this species to my collection one day, would be awesome to create a display tank for them. I'm currently hoping to create a nice glass display tank for my A.tesselata. Thanks! You definitely should, Therea is a great genus! Sounds cool, if you do make a display tank for your A.tesselata be sure to post pics! 1 hour ago, lovebugfarm said: Awsome! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Hisserdude said: Sounds cool, if you do make a display tank for your A.tesselata be sure to post pics! Will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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