#wood cockroaches

[ljsbugblog]

always a pleasure seeing a Bush Cockroach! Ellipsidion are a particularly beautiful genus of Australian roaches, both in nymph and adult forms.

Austral Ellipsidion a.k.a. Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion australe).

[rattyexplores]

Basil Cockroach

Balta bicolor

17/03/23

[ra1ny-daze]

concept for the stupidest fucking outfit i will ever wear [affectionate]

[onenicebugperday]

@vodka-and-espresso submitted: Largest Eurycotis Floridana I’ve ever seen, rode out a storm on my back porch screen then was very cooperative in being returned back to the compost pile.

What a beauty! The larger they are the easier they are to give a little smooch*

*I do not recommend smooching wild animals

[dreamingofthesevenseas]

hey can i get those five species of cockroaches listed. i was gonna leave it at that but it seems you are a cockroach main so a top 5 list might be more interesting if possible

Omg thanks for asking me about roaches 🥺 and sorry for taking that long to answer your ask but I just couldn't throw a list without at least giving some information about those wonderful little creatures that are cockroaches! I absolutely love roaches, they are so smart, so interesting, so adorable (their eyes shaped like beans!!!).

5- American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

Of course, our iconic roach, maybe the first one that come into your mind when someone says "cockroach", is on the list.

American Cockroaches have one of the greatest capacity of adaptability in the entire animal kingdom (even if we wrongly think they can survive a nuclear explosion). For example, cockroaches loves sugar! But noticing that a lot of traps against them are made with sugar, they are changing their diet to eat less to not at all sweet food, to the point females will refuse to mate with a male who is often eating sugar. This is not specific to this species but I still wanted to tell (because that's pretty interesting).

Another amazing thing I wanted to talk about is how cockroaches manage to defend themselves against predators like the emerald wasps. They turn around and hit it with their rear paws, just like on the video ↓

https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_How_Not_to_Be_Turned_into_a_Zombie/7270961?file=13397696

4/ ember wood cockroach (Ectobius vittiventris)

This one is in my top 5 for emotional reasons 🥺. There are plenty of them in my garden so I can observe them and interact better with them than any other species of cockroaches. I played with one of them once.

Have you ever see a cockroach pooping? Because I do. One of this bad boi pooped on me once. I had a wood roach resting on my arm when suddenly it started walking around. When it stoped it bended its body and I was like "woah! Cockroaches can sit!?" Until I noticed a black dot....

3/ question mark cockroach (Therea Olegrandjeani)

Ok I'll be honest with you. I don't really have anything to say about them other than are very pretty...

But did you know the dots on its back only appear after the last moult? The juveniles are all dark brown before becoming adults.

https://youtu.be/Y1eiszrsWto?si=LiaGahUOEi63PQng

2/ Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)

They are call like that because of the hissing sound they make to frighten predators since they are a wingless species.

The females of this species carry their ootheca (sort of bag with eggs in it some female cockroaches and mantis carry at the end of their abdomen) internally, making the eggs hatching inside the mother (this is called ovoviviparity). The nymphs stay close to their parents for protection and to be fed.

1/ Emerald Cockroach (Corydidarum magnifica)

Of course, the emerald cockroach would be the first on list! Look at them, they are beautiful! You can easily recognise the male from the female since he is the one who got wings. One thing I love about cockroaches is when the males and females look drastically different from each other.

Just like the hissing roach, this species too have its nymphs formed inside the mother for 4 to 6 months. Once born, they will hide under their mother to be fed and protected. Then, the nymphs will explore their environment while staying close to their parents, most of the time they will hide under the mother but it's not rare to see them hiding under males.

https://youtu.be/KzRJhpowB4A?si=N9gvkPysLbvW0Ard

(The video is in french but you can just read the pinned comment which have an English citation about what's happening)

[dottores]

i’m officially settled in my apartment 😎

[jellybeanandfriends]

I love these little freaks <3

[inkshine]

‘Oggy and the cockroaches’ sounds like an alternate universe name for ‘will wood and the tapeworms’

[artismeyou45]

Can you draw Macki and Stiletto kiss and Oggy, Jiko, Olivia, the cockroaches, Becky And Mr Demon watching them plz

But Oggy and olivia sibling

[jikothemartian-z]

I drew these at school

[ljsbugblog]

tiny roach baby, hiding in a big Jacaranda seedpod!

Ellipsidion sp., juvenile, inside Jacaranda seedpod (Jacaranda mimosifolia).

[rattyexplores]

Cute Wood Cockroach Hiding in Some Leaves

Unidentified, family Ectobiidae

19/07/22

[feral-babe]

The Three of Shells is a radiant embodiment of themes that resonate deeply with the human experience: joy, celebration, and friendship. It beautifully symbolizes the profound significance of coming together, fostering positive relationships, and reveling in shared happiness. This card encapsulates the idea that some of life's most joyful experiences are those we celebrate with others, highlighting the transformative power of togetherness.

The brown-hooded cockroach, concealed within the depths of forests, provides an invaluable service by decomposing the remains of dead logs. In their collaborative efforts, they work in harmony, facilitating the return of essential nutrients to the soil. They reside in family units within decaying wood, offering a heartwarming display of nurturing bi-parental care for their eggs and offspring. In doing so, they embody the essence of communal support and the strength of unity.

The Three of Shells encourages us to embrace the spirit of togetherness, to celebrate life's blessings, and to cherish the bonds we share with others. The brown-hooded roach's communal efforts in caring for their young and maintaining their nest beautifully reflect the power of cooperation and shared responsibilities. Their actions underline the message that unity and working together can bring about transformative changes in our lives.

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[bikenesmith]

returning to reposting twitter stuff on here bc im SAUR mad about the amount of writing i lost when #that man sniped my twitter account so im trying to back things up in some way

[senadimell]

Tumblr is of questionable value in my life, but I’m really grateful to the wasp-defense post/poster because they totally changed my outlook on wasps. I used to be hostile towards them and think it was totally justified, because they were mean and creepy. (they still are a little creepy! but now I think of them as just weird).

I’ve never been a person too skeeved out by bugs. My cousin had a pet tarantula and I was in love. I’m not scared of bees or spiders and while I don’t like to hang out around ants, I just keep them off my person and let them do their job. But I thought it was fine and dandy to be hostile to wasps, and and never questioned why.

Yesterday at the native plant sale, the lady who swooped in to make sure I understood just how cool and important everything was mentioned pollinators, and briefly said “wasps” before hurriedly adding that they were pollinators too. She seemed a little nervous about how I would take the statement (or maybe she said to much), like I would sour on pollinator plants once I heard they may attract bugs or even wasps. But I did not recoil! I already knew that wasps were just guys doing their jobs, and started undoing the conditioning that says wasps are only good when dead.

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