All About Arthropods Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 This photo thread is admittedly going to be way huger than the beetle one since they make up only 13% or so of what I keep right now, but hopefully you all with find some of the lil guys shared here intriguing as well. 😛 I'll go ahead and get things rolling with the current crowning jewel of my collection, my smallish nymph pair of Rhinoceros Roaches, Macropanesthia rhinoceros.  Macropanesthia rhinoceros Smallish female nymph Smallish male nymph Smallish nymph pair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Kick-off the new year with some Thai earth-spawn. 😛 Pycnoscelus sp. "Thailand" Mixed-size nymphs Recently-molted adult female Adult female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Awesome pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Ratmosphere said: Awesome pictures! I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 Lucihormetica grossei Adult male Adult female Adult pair Sub-adult male nymph (adult male previously pictured) Pre-sub-adult female nymph (adult female previously pictured) Sub-adult male nymph and pre-sub-adult female nymph (adult pair previously pictured) Small-medium-sized nymphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Pycnoscelus striatus Adult female Mixed-size nymphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Archimandrita tesselata Adult female Adult male (a little pronotum coloration still to come) Freshly-molted adult female Abnormally-black adult male (a little pronotum coloration still to come) Medium-large nymphs Small nymphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 I want some A. tesselata eventually. I notice you are holding them. Are they easy to handle? I read that they were easier to hold than Blaberus species since they are calmer. Can you confirm this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 16 minutes ago, The Mantis Menagerie said: I want some A. tesselata eventually. I notice you are holding them. Are they easy to handle? I read that they were easier to hold than Blaberus species since they are calmer. Can you confirm this? Yep, they're pretty slow and laid back at all life-stages. The only bad thing is that it's pretty easy to get stabbed with the leg spikes of larger individuals when initially picking them up, but it also is with things like Blaberus. Besides that, they're great for handling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Eurycotis lixa Adult Adult male Adult female Adult pair Mixed-sized nymphs Freshly-molted nymph Ootheca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 8 hours ago, All About Arthropods said: Yep, they're pretty slow and laid back at all life-stages. The only bad thing is that it's pretty easy to get stabbed with the leg spikes of larger individuals when initially picking them up, but it also is with things like Blaberus. Besides that, they're great for handling! I think any large roach enjoys poking handlers. Even my G. portentosa can be quite prickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 25 minutes ago, The Mantis Menagerie said: I think any large roach enjoys poking handlers. Even my G. portentosa can be quite prickly. If only they could be trained. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jay Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 Funny that you have Macropanesthia rhinoceros when here in Australia I can't find any for sale! I've been looking for weeks now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Dave Jay said: Funny that you have Macropanesthia rhinoceros when here in Australia I can't find any for sale! I've been looking for weeks now! Haha, well Macropanesthia rhinoceros are hard to find anywhere do to the epicly slow growth/reproduction times (unless they're not protected and people are able to collect them from the wild), but they should surely be more common over there compared to the U.S. Hopefully you're able to find some soon! I already consider them an awesome species to keep and mine aren't even that close to adulthood yet. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Parcoblatta notha Adult female Adult female carrying ootheca Adult male Large nymph Small nymphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacimas Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Great collection and photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted February 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Anacimas said: Great collection and photos! Thanks! Hopefully I can get a few more up on here soon. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 How's it going everyone? 🙂 Long time no post! School has finally swept past me once again for this year and so my focus can now shift back to the roaches (as if it wasn't already somewhat lol). I plan to get the photoshoots going soon so I can get some more pictures slapped up here and build up this thread. However, one development in my collection that there's no need waiting to supply pictures for is that I'm now officially hisserless! 😮 The allergies were just getting too bad for me and I wasn't doing particularly great with the species I had, so I just decided to sell them all off to a trusted breeder. Even though this is technically supposed to be a thread representing my current collection, I say why not share some pictures here of some absolutely gorgeous roaches I may never own again. 🙂 Here it goes: Elliptorhina laevigata Adult male(s) Freshly-molted adult male Adult females Large nymph(s)  Gromphadorhina grandidieri Adult male Adult female Small nymphs Individuals attempting to hide  Gromphadorhina grandidieri/Elliptorhina laevigata Adult male comparison (G.grandidieri left, E.laevigata right) Adult male comparison (E.laevigata left, G.grandidieri right) Besides these two hisser species, I also had Gromphadorhina oblongonota, but unfortunately didn't manage to get pictures of them before shipping them away. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed what I did have to show and be sure to stay tuned for more pictures from my drastically-enlarged collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Symploce morsei Adult(s) Adult male with orange pronotum Large nymph(s) Medium-sized nymph Small nymphs Small to medium-sized nymphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Schultesia lampyridiformis Adults Large nymphs Small nymphs Individuals of various life stages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Platyarthrus aiasensis Larger individuals Smaller individuals  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Porcellio scaber "Orange Koi" Larger individuals Smaller individuals Mixed-size individuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Porcellio scaber "Piebald" Medium-sized to large individuals (note the amount/placement of piebalding can change during the lifetime and individuals usually have to be 1/3 grown before they show any) Pregnant female (note the marsupium on her stomach) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All About Arthropods Posted June 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Armadillidium vulgare "Orange Vigor" Larger individuals Smaller individuals Mixed-size individuals  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehuth Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 I really dig the high yellow on some of those Orange Vigor individuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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