Recent content by Aphaenogaster

I am currently thinning my yellow snail cultures and thought I would offer some for sale here. These are a small (~8 mm at maturity) unidentified terrestrial snail species, with an unusual bright yellow coloration and attractive spiral shells. My current captive population of hundreds was...

Earlier today, I took a tour of the local university insect zoo. I donated a few insect species and ended up with some assassin bug nymphs in return. I assume that they are Platymeris biguttatus, given the coloration. Does anyone have experience with these? Are they difficult to maintain...

I have a few questions regarding Nauephoeta cinerea (lobster roaches) that I was hoping someone could answer. Given their high reproductive rate and generalist habits, I thought they might be useful in a composting system. Thoughts? Will they continue to breed well at room temperature (~70...

I am just interested in learning what each member here uses as heating methods for their captive cultures. I don't have many roach species at this point, so I have only ever used heating pads. Thanks!

A while back, I collected a few small yellow snails from the greenhouse buildings of the Denver Botanical Garden. They have since multiplied into hundreds. Does anyone have any ideas as to the identification? They have an interesting coloration. A newly-hatched snail:

This post is structured in a time-line sort of format. I may add more photos/observations to the thread as time progresses... if everyone is interested enough, that is. This Pheidole ceres ant colony was reared from a single queen, collected on the evening of July 14, 2013 from the sidewalk...

As far as I know, these could be the first photos of ants to be posted on this forum. Of course, this is a cockroach forum, so that makes sense. Anyway, I thought some of you might be interested in seeing the variety of ant species I have cultured over the years. Pheidole ceres (December...

I'm wondering whether or not most isopod species require leaf litter for survival. It's difficult to get a hold of pesticide-free leaves where I am. If not, what are some good replacements, in terms of a staple food source? Thanks! - Conor

Hello, I am interested in the idea of culturing a colony of cockroaches, but have run into one very significant issue. I have read in several places that many species of cockroaches can cause severe allergic reactions in a percentage of people. I am allergic to a remarkable array of different...