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A unique piece reminiscent of the Byzantine era of Queens, NY.
It's a delicately rendered pattern of mashed cockroach carcasses on plywood. And it used to be in my kitchen!
$1,000,000 obo.
These cockroaches are shiny brown and oval-shaped, with no wings and a single pair of antennae. Males sport large horns, which give them an unusual and impressive appearance.
Males use their horns in aggressive encounters reminiscent of battles between horned or antlered mammals. Rivals ram one another with their horns (or abdomens) and during the fight often unleash the amazing hisses that give the animal its name. Winning roaches hiss more than losers, so the sounds may be used to help determine a roach hierarchy.
Hissing is also part of the cockroach's mating ritual, and can be used as an effective alarm cry. Most insects that make noise do so by rubbing their body parts together or by employing vibrating membranes. Madagascar hissing cockroaches, however, exhale air through their breathing holes. This audible use of the respiratory system is far more common in vertebrates.
Like 99 percent of all cockroach species, Madagascar hissing cockroaches are not pests and do not inhabit human dwellings. These insects live on forest floors, where they hide amidst leaf litter, logs, and other detritus. At night, they become more active and scavenge for meals, feeding primarily on fruit or plant materials.
The Madagascar hissing cockroach even begins its life in an unusual manner. Females create a cocoon-like egg case called an ootheca and carry their eggs (and neonatal nymphs) inside their bodies. They then bear living young—as many as 60 nymph roaches
Most years we see a few of these cockroaches in our yard. This one has a black head and very large with large segmented cerci carried sideways (most are pointing backward)
Photos: Fred
~25mm
The leg of a cockroach. As you can see it's pretty similar to other insects such as wasps, having little protrusions on their legs to increase surface area so they can "stick" to surfaces.
This was photograph was taken from a Canon EOS 300D attached to a Lomo microscope. The specimen was mounted on a preprepared slide from N.B.S. Microslides
They weren't as bad looking as their more common cousins...
Giant Cockroach
Blaberus giganteus
From: Tropical Panama to northern South America
Size: to 3.5"
You will find this species hiding in cracks and crevices of caves. You'll not see these climbing your cupboards, they can not survive our climate. Make excellent pets and food for insect eaters
Reptile Zoo in Monroe, WA
Home of the Reptile Man
there have been more cockroaches but most don't survive long enough for pics to be taken.
These 2 did however, on account of my shock (fear - i'll be honest) at going into the cupboard to kill one and being pounced upon (ok, slight exaggeration) by another.
It took 10 minutes of sweating and trepidation to remove the cans one by one readying myself for the kill only for the buggers to scramble out. Striking hard with Emma's shoe to dispatch one I was *attacked* by a third!
I ****ing hate cockroaches!!!
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it."
-- Clarence Darrow
These little beetles are rather fun and they look like little clockwork toys as the scuttle about.
This is in shadowshador's collection.
I know this display will gross out some of my Flickr friends.
I don't mind cockroaches at all. It's centipedes that I find particularly creepy!
I was surprised to find this cemented to a leaf. I thought that cockroaches just dropped them into the litter.
The scientific name for this creature is Opisthoplatia orientalis. Couldn't find an English name for it, but it is in the cockroach family. First time I have seen one of these. Probably about 2 inchs long.
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