YES! Finally found some!

Vulgaris said:
You usually don't need a microscope to see the identifying structures under the wings.

I find Parcoblatta are usually not very hardy when it comes to physical damage. When I cleaned out my cage, I dumped all the roaches into an empty plastic tub. They became over stressed, were sticking to each other's defensive secretions, and a few even died. If I had left them in there for much longer a lot would have started to die

BTW Zephyr - do you still need a few Parcoblatta? I never made up my mind. lol
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Most definitely do. lol

I'm wondering about the long wingedness of your female... Maybe it's a genetic trait that can pop up in P. pennsylvanica, or maybe it's a trait of an undescribed species resembling P. pennsylvanica. It seems like a lot of people dismiss female Parcoblatta as being impossible to ID but perhaps they carry some traits nobody has really noticed...

 
I'm not sure. I thought she was normal. I still have her shriveled up body saved in my collection. It is dried out, though, so not useful for DNA analysis

 
I just found two more that molted to what looks like the same instar. And I noticed the peppered roaches I got from Kyle are now sub adults. No idea on the B. rothi though, they've hidden themselves well amongst the other species lol.

I'm a bit confused over what species they are again lol. I'll need to wait for an adult male I guess but they could be like 4 different species as of right now lol. Do all Parcoblatta secrete that sticky defensive goo? Mine do, I'm curious where it's secreted from too because the last 2-3 segments of one of my larger ones was slicked in it when I disturbed them earlier.

 
Alright, the male matured! I cooled him down in the fridge and spread his wings; looks like P. pennsylvanica. Can anyone confirm this?

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***EDIT- Yep, P. pennsylvanica! :D

 
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Vulgaris said:
Yep. Congratulations! Did chilling and spreading the wings like that hurt the roach in any way?
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I don't think so. When I pulled him out of the fridge he looked, well, dead. lol

He didn't squirm at all when I spread the wings, and he stayed fairly motionless for about 4 minutes, allowing me to take the pics.

When I was done I put him back in a small deli cup and breathed on him a few times. He perked up immediately and before I knew it he was scurrying around and trying to take off. :P

 
You have any adults yet, vfox? A lot of mine are now in last instar, and I am actually considering leaving them home :( I would miss everything that happens with them, but they really do need the heat and care that I can't give them at school. The parents might actually be talked into caring for them, but I don't know how reliable they would be. Its just one of the many decisions I have to make in a few days

 
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You have any adults yet, vfox? A lot of mine are now in last instar, and I am actually considering leaving them home :( I would miss everything that happens with them, but they really do need the heat and care that I can't give them at school. The parents might actually be talked into caring for them, but I don't know how reliable they would be. Its just one of the many decisions I have to make in a few days
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Nope, mine are all sub adult and one molt before sub adult mainly. It would stink not to have them around but at the same time the eat will help. Just hope your parents are reliable for that. My mother would let mine die off most likely, she hates bugs, if it wasn't my own house I likely wouldn't have any.

 
@vfox

I'm very close! I'm thinking all 3 of the other large nymphs I was sent are P. pennsylvanica. Time will tell!

@Vulgaris

You know, if you need to rehome them... :P

 
Ladies and gentlemen, we have Parcoblatta pennsylvanica! :D I just had a male molt into adulthood and although these crappy shots are from my cellphone it shows the same structures are Kyle's adult, above.

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I cannot believe they are outside moving around in 27 degree weather. So if I go outside and start looking under rotted wood when it warms up, will I see roaches?

 
Hibiscusmile said:
I cannot believe they are outside moving around in 27 degree weather. So if I go outside and start looking under rotted wood when it warms up, will I see roaches?
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Once spring hits, yes. Otherwise you can still find them right now it's just not as easy because the wood is frozen.

 
Woot! Just had an adult female mature like ten minutes ago! Now I have a potential breeding pair. I'll put pictures up later.

EDIT: Make that two females! I just noticed a second! :D

 
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Man I am so jealous. I want to know what is going on with mine! hahaha. Congratz again! Yours matured quickly after their diapause

 
Vulgaris said:
Man I am so jealous. I want to know what is going on with mine! hahaha. Congratz again! Yours matured quickly after their diapause
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But these didn't really go through a long diapause, just down to the 50's for like a month outside before I found them. Mine on my porch have not molted at all since their chill down, which they are still in.

 
I just got home from work and looked in on my new Parcoblatta pennsylvanica females and noticed my male looked lighter than I thought. Turns out it was a new adult male! Now I have two adult males and two adult females in this little enclosure. I'm really surprised by having so many mature all at once like this but I'm pretty stoked about it.

How many ootheca do these lay again, like 8-12 in their lifetime? I'm curious how they will do in a larger culture, I'm sure I'll have oodles in the next several months.

 
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I just got home from work and looked in on my new Parcoblatta pennsylvanica females and noticed my male looked lighter than I thought. Turns out it was a new adult male! Now I have two adult males and two adult females in this little enclosure. I'm really surprised by having so many mature all at once like this but I'm pretty stoked about it.

How many ootheca do these lay again, like 8-12 in their lifetime? I'm curious how they will do in a larger culture, I'm sure I'll have oodles in the next several months.
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that's double dating (except you get more babies) :D

 
One of my females who died prematurely (big oops on my part) produced at least 70 young. I bet this species could be used as feeders, even.

 
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