A Few Roach Updates

So for several months I've noticed that one of the "Parcoblatta lata" nymphs I received from Nathaniel Long looked a little different than the others. Instead of the normal reddish brown with dark brown stripes that most nymphs of that species sport, this individual was solid black. The little guy matured recently and, as I suspected, it turned out to be a stray Parcoblatta pennsylvanica male.

Unfortunately there don't seem to be any other P.pennsylvanica nymphs in the enclosure, so this guy is out of luck when it comes to mating.

Here are some pictures I took of him:

It's a shame I have no female for him, would have been great to breed this species in addition to my other Parcoblatta.

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My Polyphaga saussurei are doing well, got a few pictures of the two adult females together, this species is so calm when handled and make great photo subjects, so I photograph them often.

Here they are on my hand:

Can't wait until their oothecae hatch! :)

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Also, a couple of days ago I sold off all my Gromphadorhina and Blaberus hybrids, as they were both taking up quite a bit of space and I had lost interest in them, plus I was pretty allergic to the hissers. I decided I'd rather make room for invertebrates that I really want instead of keeping ones that I have little interest in, so I sold them off. Just thought I'd let you guys know, in case you were wondering why their names have disappeared from the list of my currently cultured invertebrates.

Anyways, that's gonna be it for today, there have been some recent, exciting developments here in my collection, so stay tuned for some interesting stuff! I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and I'll see you all soon! :)

"Princisia", Motyxia & Latiblattella Updates

Well, it turns out UncommonRoachBoy accidentally sent me Gromphadorhina hybrid nymphs instead of Princisia nymphs. His P.vanwaerebeki colony is actually pure, and he offered to send replacement nymphs, though I declined that offer due to the fact that my allergic reactions towards my hissers have only gotten worse and I don't really want to bring any more into my collection.

Looks like I will be putting these males in with my G.sp. "Hybrid" colony, hopefully they'll produce some big offspring. :)

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A few weeks ago I dug up my Motyxia cf. tiemanni eggs, hoping to see some signs of development. Unfortunately many of the eggs had grown dark brown and looked like duds. Yesterday I dug them up again and most of the eggs had disappeared, I assume they have decomposed and rotted into the substrate. There are a few eggs that look fine, though I doubt they'll hatch.

Looks like I have failed with this species, which really sucks, since they were one of the coolest millipedes I've ever seen. :( Oh well, at least I got to see some live specimens in person, which is more than most people can say. :) Maybe I'll try again next year if BIC has them in stock.

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Now, to leave off on a positive note, my Latiblattella rehni have been doing well, and some of the nymphs have actually started maturing! :)

Here are some pictures of one of the adults:

Hopefully I will be seeing some ootheca in the cage soon, and then some tiny nymphs!

Well, that's going to be it for today, I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and I'll see you all next time! :)

Looks Like My "Princisia vanwaerebeki" Are Hybrids

Yup, one of my "Princisia vanwaerebeki" nymphs that I got from UncommonRoachBoy on the Allpet Roaches Forum matured into this nice sized male, who has normal orange G.portentosa abdominal coloration rather than the black and light brown stripes Princisia vanwaerebeki stocks usually have. Somewhere along the line this stock must have been mixed in with G.portentosa or another hybrid stock.

Here are some pictures of my mature male:

Although he is a hybrid, he is very pretty, and way bigger than the males in my Gromphadorhina sp. "Hybrid" colony. The females in that colony are huge though, so I may try mating this fellow with one of my largest females in my G.sp. "Hybrid" colony to see if I can create a strain with really large females and males.

Well, that's gonna do it for today, hope you guys enjoyed this post, and I'll see you all next time! :)

Some Random Roach, Millipede, Cricket & Beetle Updates

This blog post is about a bunch of random stuff that needs updating, hope you guys enjoy it! :)

My new Pseudomops that I got the other day are doing fine, and I thought I'd show some pictures of them!

Here's a female that is pretty messed up looking, I've affectionately named her "BP", aka "Broken Pseudomops"

Here's an adult male, this guy is a nice light brown instead of black

And here is one of my new females carrying an ootheca

Hopefully these WC ones will do better than the stock I received from Roachcrossing, they already seem much more prolific!

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The Byrsotria fumigata male I got from Roachcrossing has finally matured, and I thought I'd show some pictures of him:

I love his smooth, sleek appearance, hopefully he will live a decent amount of time for me!

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My Gromphadorhina sp. "Hybrid" colony has been doing very well, and many of the nymphs have matured! For the most part it seems males have been maturing, but a few small females seem to have matured as well. 

Here are some pictures of a mature male on my hand:

Gotta love hissers, even hybrids. I absolutely love the horns on the males!

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Now let's talk about some of my millipedes. 

My Motyxia cf. tiemanni male died yesterday, he was a bit sickly looking since he arrived, so I was expecting him to be towards the end of his life cycle. The two females seem fine though, I recently added a clump of moss to the container and they love hiding under it. So far no signs of burrowing, but they don't seem to be a burrowing species. However they do seem to construct egg chambers underground, so hopefully these females will start showing some signs of digging soon.

My Oxidus gracilis are doing very well, seems like the previous ones I had laid some eggs in my care, as there are tons of tiny little pedelings crawling around the container! Couldn't get pictures of the tiny little things, so you'll just have to take my word for it. ;)

And finally, my bristly millipedes, Polyxenus sp., have been doing decently well, still no signs of reproduction though. I took some pictures of them a while back that I never posted on this blog, so I'll post them here now:

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I just wanted to say that I let my Gryllus cf. veletis go a while back so I could make room for some new inverts, I would like to point out however that there were a bunch of hatchlings in their container, so I was successful in breeding them! Maybe one day I'll catch some more and try breeding them again, but for now there are other invertebrates that I would rather be keeping. 

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My Ciliate dune beetles, Coelus ciliatus have been doing very well and have produced a bunch of larva, which seem to be growing at a decent rate. Can't wait to see what the pupa of this species looks like, pupa are one of my favorite darkling beetle stages, they just look so unusual.

Here are some pictures of the larva:

My closely related Eusattus muricatus have been doing OK, the adults seem to have a really short lifespan, it seems that all but one or two of my adults have passed away. I don't know if it's due to improper care, or if they are just short lived. In their natural habitat you can always find a bunch of dead ones, so maybe they are just naturally short lived beetles. 

Anyway, they did produce some larva, which seem to be doing alright, I hardly see them but I don't know if that's because they have a large enclosure for their size with deep substrate, or because many of them have died off.

Here are a couple of pictures I took of one the other day, you can see the similarity between the larva of this species and Coelus:

Hopefully I will be able to rear some of these to adulthood, I really like the round, bloated appearance of the adults. 

Anyway, that's gonna do it for today, I hope you guys enjoyed, and I'll see you all next post! :)

Some New Invertebrates, and Some Random Updates!

This week I have made a couple orders and a trade, and some of the new stuff has arrived!

First off, I made an order from Kyle at Roachcrossing, and as usual I am very happy with it!
I got:
A sexed pair of Arenivaga tonkawa (My male died due to dehydration, so I got another pair).
A sexed pair of Arenivaga cf. genitalis.
A sexed pair of African bullet roaches (Which some claim to be Neostylopyga propinqua).
And a starter colony of tropical pink springtails, Sinella curviseta.

Hopefully the springtails will do their magic and help get rid of the mites I have in my roach enclosures, they don't really seem to be bothering the roaches but they are unsightly and have huge numbers and they need to go.

Here are some pictures of the African bullets, (you guys have already seen A.tonkawa and my A.genitalis were too elusive to get pics):

Adult Female

I also purchased a species of roach from Orin McMonigle, unfortunately USPS has messed things up, and things have been delayed. Hopefully the package will arrive tomorrow.

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I made a trade with Uncommonroachboy from the Allpet Roach forum. I traded some of my Rhabdoblatta formosana nymphs for a sexed pair of Princisia vanwaerebeki "Big", which is a giant morph of P.vanwaerebeki. He also included a free Ergaula capucina ootheca, which was nice of him!

Here are some pics of the P.vanwaerebeki:

And here's a pic of the E.capucina ooth:

Hopefully both of the Princisia will mature and breed, this is a very pretty species and a pretty cool morph at that.

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Here's a small update on my Cariblatta lutea, the two males and single female are doing well, it seems like they have escaped the fungus. Hopefully the female will start laying ootheca, I really want to breed this species.
Here are some pictures of one of the males:

And here is the cage

I'll be sure to keep you guys updated on this species.

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My Eusattus muricatus have been doing well, and some of the eggs the adults have laid have been hatching! Quite a few of the adults have died off, I do not quite know why, perhaps they just don't have a long lifespan? Regardless, there are plenty of eggs and larva in the enclosure, so I'd say that this species does well in captivity.
Here are some pictures of the tiny larva:

Coelus, Coniontis and Eusattus seem to all have similar larva, and Eusattus and Coelus both have very large eggs in proportion to their bodies.

My Coelus have also been laying eggs, and those eggs have started to hatch!
Here is a picture of a Coelus egg:

I hope you guys enjoyed this long post, and I will see you all soon! :)