Lucky! I wont see those till june!
Roaches et al
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Those moths are so beautiful, sometimes I find them here, but haven't seen them in a couple years. So that roach is poisonous? Also is that it's lips or something else?
jamurfjr
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The roach is harmless. Nice mouthparts, huh?
Or are you referring to the assassin bug's rostrum? It's just like a straw. Assassin bugs have venomous saliva.
on the first pic, it looks like the roach has almost fish lips.
jamurfjr
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It was only a matter of time before my Australian roaches (P. australasiae) outgrew their old, one gallon container. Therefore, I opted to make the tried and true bucket cage to accommodate their ever increasing numbers. This was the first such cage I've made in years. The idea originally came from the Allpet Roaches book by O. Mcmonigle and R. Willis. My white, five gallon bucket was purchased in Walmart's paint department for approximately three dollars; the airtight lid an extra dollar or two. I chose to vent the cage on the sides so that stacking would be possible. Two, roughly four inch by two inch sections of plastic were removed from opposite sides of the bucket. To cover the vents, I used old aluminum window screen doubled up on itself. I went with aluminum to prevent the little buggers from chewing their way out; I've read of this happening with fiberglass window screen. The act of doubling the screen was a security measure for tiny, newborn nymphs. So using a hot glue gun, I affixed doubled up, aluminum screen to both the inside and outside of both vent openings. I then applied a smeared barrier of petroleum jelly along the inside rim of the bucket. Such a measure hampers the climbing of most roaches. At last, I dumped the roaches into to the bucket and took some pictures. With burgeoning P. nivea and P. surinamensis colonies, I see more of these in my future.
lancaster1313
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Nice! Time for a trip to walmart.
Aussies look like they need a bath. lol
Your handwriting looks eerily similar to mine. :mellow:
Aussies look like they need a bath. lol
Your handwriting looks eerily similar to mine. :mellow:
jamurfjr
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Yeah, they took a dirt nap in their new bucket.Nice! Time for a trip to walmart.
Aussies look like they need a bath. lol
Your handwriting looks eerily similar to mine. :mellow:
Twins separated at birth?
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jamurfjr
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First Luna of the year—and it won't be a meal for a mantis.
lucky ******* :lol:First Luna of the year—and it won't be a meal for a mantis.
that's it i'm moving in with u :tt2:
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jamurfjr
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A, the guest bedroom is overrun with my inverts, but I'm sure we could find room for you in the barn. You could snuggle up with the pigs. Dora would love it! :lol:
sally
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Dora has such a content happy face
jamurfjr
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Thanks Sally. We like to think she is. However, I bet she'll be even more content when accompanied by Agent A.
Aww shes so cute, and if u refuse to feed me i still have a food source
jamurfjr
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Good one! But Otis says he'll eat you like the old man in Hannibal. :wheelchair:Aww shes so cute, and if u refuse to feed me i still have a food source
fftopic: Okay, okay, we should probably steer this conversation back to inverts. Enough pigs.
jamurfjr
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...diminutive stick insect nymph which hung around—on the front porch—for a couple of days...
"A box without hinges, key, or lid,
yet golden treasure inside is hid."
"Eggses!"
These are P.biguttata eggs courtesy of a reptilian friend.
So beautiful when still fresh after a molt. The kids are growing up. *sniff, sniff*
As a blatticulturist, I am of the opinion that a suitable roach species exists for almost every feeding scenario, but I'm trying flies as feeders for the first time—and having fun with them! Pictured is the "cup o' flies" from Mantis Place; it came with everything (pupae, containers, etc.) to get me started. For you hand-feeders, the hole in the center of the lid allows one to play Daniel-san with hemostats...guess you could try chopsticks.
"A box without hinges, key, or lid,
yet golden treasure inside is hid."
"Eggses!"
These are P.biguttata eggs courtesy of a reptilian friend.
So beautiful when still fresh after a molt. The kids are growing up. *sniff, sniff*
As a blatticulturist, I am of the opinion that a suitable roach species exists for almost every feeding scenario, but I'm trying flies as feeders for the first time—and having fun with them! Pictured is the "cup o' flies" from Mantis Place; it came with everything (pupae, containers, etc.) to get me started. For you hand-feeders, the hole in the center of the lid allows one to play Daniel-san with hemostats...guess you could try chopsticks.
Fun!!! I need to get flies
sally
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Funny, my guest room is now my bug room. No more guests I guess.....unless they like 85 temps with 70% humidity
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jamurfjr
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No more mother-in-law for me. Woo hoo! :clap:Funny, my guest room is now my bug room. No more guests I guess.....unless they like 85 temps with 70% humidity
