noivurn Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I'm trying to sex my G. portentosa nymphs by looking at their abdomenal segments, but I'm struggling. Either all seven of these nymphs are males, or I'm doing something wrong. I see in a lot of close-up pictures of hissing cockroach abdomens, there's a little "tail" after all of the segments, and I'm wondering if I'm confusing that "tail" for a final small segment on some of them, but I can't find any examples specifically of nymphs that outline that. I was hoping someone might be able to post pictures of their own nymphs to show me what to look for on nymphs specifically, so that I can compare that to mine? I tried just getting pictures of mine to upload here, but unfortunately my phone camera really doesn't work well so none of them were clear enough. On top of all of this, I also lost a nymph in this whole process, so now I'm down from my 8 nymph brood to 7, which I'm bummed about. I'm hoping by some miracle I'll be able to find the little guy tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway, thanks in advance for some nymph pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinylarvitar97 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I'll try to get a clear shot of the segments on my hissers if I can. It can be a bit difficult with younger nymphs, but if you have a trained eye it can be a bit easier to notice the smaller segments on males. I've done that a lot in the past, and have misidentified females as males. Also hope your lost hisser shows up. I've had hissers escape before, but I've usually found most of the bigger ones. Might just be luck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinylarvitar97 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Here's a comparison. http://imgur.com/a/eUkrQzX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noivurn Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 @Shinylarvitar97 Thank you for the pics! They've gotten a bit bigger since then so I might try sexing them again. Didn't find the missing one unfortunately. 😞Though I wouldn't be too surprised if I find him if... I mean when I actually clean my closet. :'P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinylarvitar97 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 No problem, hopefully you have a female if the pics helped a bit, and you're able to identify them better since they've grown. That's unfortunate, but sometimes it happens. I've lost all types of roaches myself. Sometimes you find them alive, some times you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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