Sound Producing Roaches

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I thought it'd be interesting to compile a list of cockroaches in the hobby that are capable of producing sound! Just got some Eurycotis floridana "Big Torch Key" and was shocked to hear them hiss, causing me to wonder what other vocal species might be out there that nobody talks about. 😃 I'll start it off with the species I've personally witnessed produce sound/know can produce sound, whether it be through stridulation or hissing.

Hissers (Gromphadorhina, Elliptorhina, Aleuropoda, Princisia, etc.) *Hissing*

Macropanesthia rhinoceros *Hissing*

Nauphoeta cinerea *Stridulation*

Henschotedenia flexivitta *Stridulation*

Simandoa conserfariam *Stridulation*

Rhyparobia sp. "Gold" *Stridulation*

Eurycotis floridana *Hissing*

Blaberus giganteus *Stridulation*

Blaberus colosseus *Stridulation*

Blaberus craniifer *Stridulation*

 
Deropeltis sp. 'Masai Mara" also kinda do a hissing thing when they spray their defensive fluid.

 
Has anyone experienced Blaberus spp making a snapping sound with their wings? My Blaberus giganteus would sometimes snap their wings when I opened the cage.

 
I just got some common hisser nymphs and so far they are quite, but I've left them alone to acclimate and rest after being shipped.

 
I got some Halloween hissers.  The mistake I made was using duct tape to attach screen to the enclosure.  Some got stuck to the tape.  I do not know if any got loose.  The rest are ok in the enclosure.  I changed them from that enclosure into a newly prepared one and fixed the problem.  Sadly I learned the hard way.  The duct tapes ok for lids so far but not for sides.  I probably will only use duct tape for non-crawling non-flying insects just to keep unwanted living thing out of those containers/enclosures.

 
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