Louisiana roach hunting

7tisix said:
That red backdrop is actually an orange Home Depot 5 gallon bucket. That dude was fast, so I scooped the surrounding leaves and sticks and threw them in the bucket. I let him go. Too fast to try to keep him lol.
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Well it looked red on my kindle, lol! :lol: Yeah when I have to catch a really fast, small invert I just scoop up the ground beneath it and put it in a container, if I tried grabbing the bug itself I'd probably smash it.

 
Found this guy under some wood.

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Tenevanica said:
Can we get @Hisserdude on the ID here? Very cool little roach. Those two orangey-yellow spots on the pronotum are very pretty. Good find!
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Yes you may! :D It is definitely a Parcoblatta nymph, my guess is virginica.

 
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Definitely a parcoblatta nymph, hisserdude's probably right about it being virginica but something doesn't quite seem "right" about it, probably just the picture though.

 
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Salmonsaladsandwich said:
Definitely a parcoblatta nymph, hisserdude's probably right about it being virginica but something doesn't quite seem "right" about it, probably just the picture though.
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It does seem a little light colored for a virginica, but it doesn't seem to match any of the other Parcoblatta. It's overall body shape and color resemble virginica the most.

 
I caught 2 of those Ischnoptera deropeltiformis pictured above and put them in my communal tank. Those guys are fun to watch run. They drift like a race car lol.

 
7tisix said:
I caught 2 of those Ischnoptera deropeltiformis pictured above and put them in my communal tank. Those guys are fun to watch run. They drift like a race car lol.
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Cool! The dark woods roach is a very nice species, and apparently a very fast one as well! :D

 
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