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One of our madagascar hissing cockroaches passed away last month due to improper handling at the pet store by the salesman. We imagine that it starved to death after being injured and unable to eat as it died about a month and a half after we got it and never seemed to act 'quite right'. I took the opportunity to photograph the eyes, which have dried out and are thus light tan instead of the normal a dark brown.
A 53 image stack of a dead cockroach using the new 10x lomo at 10 μm step/frame. I overdid the step distance, the stack should have been around 100 images to form a 'clean' seam betewen the layers. Oh well, I still think it look pretty good :)
Blaberus giganteus nymph (Blaberidae)
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (insects, arachnids, and crustaceans)
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea (cockroaches and the termites)
Family: Blaberidae (giant cockroaches)
GENUS/SPECIES: Blaberus giganteus
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: They have three pairs of legs, and two pairs of wings, the forewings being light brown in colour. Largest neotropical cockroach by weight. A giant cockroach has a flattened, oval body, about 9 cm (3.5 inches) long and 4 cm (1.5 inches) wide. Females are slightly larger than males. They commonly run along the ground, although the adults have wings that are rarely if ever used for flight. They have long, very slender antennae and two sensory organs, called cerci, at the tip of the abdomen.
DISTRIBUTION/HABITAT: Central and South America. They prefer dark, damp locations such as caves, rock crevices, tree hollows, and spaces under loose tree bark.
DIET IN THE WILD: Cockroaches are omnivores and detritivores. Common diet includes bat guano, rotting wood, fruit, seeds, decomposing vegetation, dead insects, and other animals. They help recycle decaying matter on the ground into useful nutrients for plants.
MORTALITY/LONGEVITY: They can live about 20 months as adults.
REPRODUCTION: Females emit a pheromone that induces males to mate. Male courtship rituals include raising wings at right angles to abdomen and making trembling movements with abdomen. After mating, the female B. giganteus will be pregnant for life producing eggs which turn into nymphs which later become adults.
CONSERVATION: IUCN: Not Listed; CITES: Not Listed
Cockroaches dates back over 200-300 million years, and are very adaptable and resilient animals.
REMARKS: The leg bristles and antennae are used for seeing and feeling, in their dark habitat, while their flat bodies enable them to hide in crevices and underneath rocks. Cockroaches do not have lungs to breathe, but instead they take air in through spiracles, which are tiny holes on the sides of their bodies, and are used to send oxygen to other parts of the body. This allows the cockroach to survive for a period of time without its head, until it dies of infection, starvation or dehydration. When threatened, the giant cockroach is able to produce a foul smell to ward off predators.
Location: Rainforest Costa Rica CR04
Costa Rica CR04
References:
Toronto Zoo www.torontozoo.com/ExploretheZoo/AnimalDetails.asp?pg=445
Encyclopedia of Life eol.org/pages/1075061/details
Sreng, L. 1993. Cockroach Mating Behaviours, Sex-Pheromones, and Abdominal Glands (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae). Journal of Insect Behaviour. 6: 715-735.
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10-16-14, 03-09-15
Cockroach rod puppet created by The World's Angriest Puppets for the "Bear Town" web series in 2004.
Unidentified cockroach. Selangor, Malaysia.
More cool roaches of Malaysia: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2013/10/cockroaches-are-cool.html
Insects are highly prized for their protein content. - A food vendor plying their trade on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand
sorry, I have to put my hands there to keep the cockroach stay in frame
blogged at zpiderdzigh.blogspot.com/2012/06/cockroach-makeover.html
This is one of the cockroach t-shirts that I designed. To see more designs go to:
www.teganholcombe.com.au/Designs.html
Also feel free to fill out the contact form - if you were interested in any of the designs!
The Cockroach Fly is a classic tarpon pattern that is effective in a variety of situations especially when visibility is good and more subdued colors are preferred for your tarpon fly.
Taro Okamoto.
He is a japanese avant-garde painter and sculptor.
His most famous statement is
'Art is an explosion!!'
I really respect him.
Last summer I went to the museum of Taro Okamoto in Tokyo. It was my first time that I looked at his paintings. It was so Amazing and Interesting. I was staring at them for a long time.
After that I just wanted to have a look to his workroom he used to use before that was opened to the public. I was looking some paintings and sculptures around the room. There was a silence and strong energy.
At that moment I was speechless.
I found something of a living being. It was a COCKROACH on his art work!!
I didn't know the reason why I was so touched, but I am sure by intuition, 'that is Art. That is his Art. That cockroach is HE!!'
Actually, he passed away in 1996. However I thought he was reborn
to be a cockroach which people often hate and scream when they find it. I understood that is Art.
It was sudden. The cockroach FLEW!!
It did such a big jump from his art work to on the floor!!
I was deeply moved.
It became my highlight to meet the cockroach last summer.
Equator village cockroach investation problems! throughout many accomodations.
Inside bed bases, under kettle base, behind wardrobe and refrigerator and behind headboard! when your light goes out they come out..pitter patter...pitter patter....scurrying around even over you!
The name death's head comes from the markings on the top of the thorax.
Cockroaches use pheromones to attract mates, and the males practice courtship rituals such as posturing and stridulation. Like many insects, cockroaches mate facing away from each other with their genitalia in contact, and copulation can be prolonged. A few species are known to be parthenogenetic, reproducing without the need for males.