Cariblatta lutea Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Found about 20~ specimens near Pina Blanca Lake, AZ Most were found under rocks within trapjaw ant nests (presumably Odontomachus clarus) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufo Bill Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Cool! Is there a scientifically established relationship between these and the ants, or is it just taking advantage of favourable climate and food supply, like infestations in human homes? All the best from Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Amazing, I would LOVE to have these in my collection one day, I really hope they breed well for you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenevanica Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Amazing, I would LOVE to have these in my collection one day, I really hope they breed well for you!!! Seeing as how you love little roaches, that day won't be long from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Cool! Is there a scientifically established relationship between these and the ants, or is it just taking advantage of favourable climate and food supply, like infestations in human homes? All the best from Bill. They probably just take advantage on ants like ant crickets. Apparently they were feeding on plant matters that ant has brought in the nest cause most of the specimens had green matter in their stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Amazing, I would LOVE to have these in my collection one day, I really hope they breed well for you!!! Thanks So far they've not had any problem accepting fish flakes and pellets so hopefully they'll be easy to raise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Seeing as how you love little roaches, that day won't be long from now. Hopefully within few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Seeing as how you love little roaches, that day won't be long from now. Yep, I love me some tiny roaches! Thanks So far they've not had any problem accepting fish flakes and pellets so hopefully they'll be easy to raise That's good, I hope the ootheca will be easy to incubate, I know one person got ootheca from a female but they never hatched. Can they climb? Hopefully within few months That'd be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 That's good, I hope the ootheca will be easy to incubate, I know one person got ootheca from a female but they never hatched. Can they climb? It seems that only adult males can climb, and they are very good at it! Almost lost my male cause it darted out of the vial I had it in. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 How many millimeters are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 How many millimeters are those? Adults are about 3~4 mm in length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 It seems that only adult males can climb, and they are very good at it! Almost lost my male cause it darted out of the vial I had it in. lol Interesting, well at least the females don't climb! The males of this species look very similar to Compsodes males, just on a tiny scale. So, it's possible that these are an undescribed species, correct? No Myrmecoblatta species have ever been reported from AZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 Interesting, well at least the females don't climb! The males of this species look similar to Compsodes males, just on a tiny scale. So, it's possible that these are an undescribed species, correct? No Myrmecoblatta species have ever been reported from AZ. It's probably M. rehni but there's always a chance that these turn out to be a new species Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 It's probably M. rehni but there's always a chance that these turn out to be a new species Interesting, well let us know how they do, would love for these to become established in the hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Found several ooth in the enclosure. They are paper thin and only contains about 3 ish eggs per case. All were glued on the piece of paper towel I added in the enclosure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Found several ooth in the enclosure. They are paper thin and only contains about 3 ish eggs per case. All were glued on the piece of paper towel I added in the enclosure. Ooh nice, they sound interesting looking, got any pics? That's a pretty small number of eggs, hopefully they lay a lot of ootheca per female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncommonRoachBoy Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I want some lol I need to visit arizona. What are your best collecting states near CA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I want some lol I need to visit arizona. What are your best collecting states near CA? CA has got some great roach species, some Arenivaga, Eremoblatta, Parcoblatta americana, and of course there's the introduced Luridiblatta trivittata. AZ is probably the closest roach "hotspot" to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 18, 2016 Author Share Posted August 18, 2016 Ooh nice, they sound interesting looking, got any pics? That's a pretty small number of eggs, hopefully they lay a lot of ootheca per female. Unfortunately I don't have any pics atm, but will take some pics once I get back home on Friday. I want some lol I need to visit arizona. What are your best collecting states near CA? AZ is pretty much the only state closest to CA with high diversity of roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Unfortunately I don't have any pics atm, but will take some pics once I get back home on Friday. Awesome, can't wait to see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncommonRoachBoy Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Safe travels and thanks for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Did these evolve from Parcoblatta? They look similar and I often see parcoblattas around ant nests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Safe travels and thanks for the tip Thank you Did these evolve from Parcoblatta? They look similar and I often see parcoblattas around ant nests. Nope. They even belong to different family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Took some pics today Seems that females are able to produce 1~2 ooth per week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Cool, love how the ootheca look, and it seems the females are fairly prolific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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