Some Roach Updates & a Short Pasimachus Update

My African bullet roaches have been doing very well, and there are a whole bunch of nymphs in the enclosure, much more than I thought there were!

Here are some pictures:

Nymphs

Male

I'm really glad these have been doing well, the nymphs seem to be growing fast, hopefully in a few months they will start to mature!

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My Arenivaga bolliana may all be mature now, the two males are mature and my large female is definitely mature, my other female just molted and is much smaller, but she looks mature to me. Time will tell I suppose.

Here are some pictures of them all!

Males

Female (May be mature)

Mature female

As you can see in the last picture, my mature female is constructing an ootheca! I'm very happy that this species is doing well in my care, and I can't wait to see tiny hatchlings in the cage!

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So unfortunately, none of my Pasimachus ever laid any eggs, or if they did they ate the resulting larva. My guess is that I may have gotten them too late in the year and they had already laid their eggs before I got them, or that I don't have any females. However, they all seem very healthy, and they will probably go into hibernation pretty soon, so next year if I have any females, I should be get some eggs from them!

Here are a couple pictures of one of them:

Really hoping I'll get some eggs from them next year, would love to try and rear the larva to adulthood!

Also, just wanted to let you guys know that I have quite a few roaches and some other invertebrates available for sale right now, so go check it out!

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

Some More New Invertebrates!

I just received a package today from my friend Erin on AB, who has generously sent me the following:

2 sexed pairs of Pasimachus depressus
1 sexed pair of Pasimachus sp. "Arizona"
5 Kukulcania hibernalis slings
4 Pseudomops septentrionalis adults
5 or so Oxidus gracilis

I am very excited to have the Pasimachus, I've never actually kept any but they have been on my wish list for a long time, I will be attempting to breed them, and will be sure to keep you all updated on their progress. I am keeping each pair in their own cage, as having more than two of these predatory beetles in with each other seems rather risky to me. Their cages are filled with a couple inches of coconut fiber and sand, I have not added hides yet since they seem to burrow, but I may add some bark for them to hide under. The Pasimachus from AZ may be P.depressus, but seem smaller and more slender than that species, perhaps they are P.californicus? Then again, P.californicus are supposed to be even bigger than depressus, so...

Anyway, here are some pictures of my new warrior beetles!

Pasimachus sp. "Arizona" male

Pasimachus sp. "Arizona" female

Pasimachus depressus male

Here you can see the blue metallic margin that goes along the pronotum and elytra

Pasimachus depressus female

The Kukulcania hibernalis, AKA "Black hole spiders" are very cool spiders that can take several years to mature, however females can live over 8 years as adults, which is really long for a true spider. I received 5 spiderlings, which have all been separated into their own deli cups. Their cages each have a thin layer of coconut fiber and a piece of eggcarton in them, hopefully they will start making webs soon.

Here are some pictures of the tiny little things:

Hopefully they will do well in my care, would love to breed these little guys!

My Pseudomops septentrionalis have not been doing well at all, and it seems they are in fact sterile. Thankfully Erin sent me four adults, two of which are females which are almost certainly fertile. Hopefully these new individuals will reproduce and start a colony, as this is a very pretty species that I would hate to lose.

My Oxidus gracilis have not been doing too good either, so she sent me a few adults of those as well.
Really happy to have all of these new invertebrates, thanks Erin!

Lastly, I just wanted to tell you guys that unfortunately, my camera can not get pictures or videos of my Motyxia glowing, however they do glow, and it is a sight to behold! :)

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