Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:48 am Post subject: Wastelands Desert Cockroach - Arenivaga investigata?
DESERT COCKROACH *sigh* i killed it already. i was hydrating it up and apparently it is rather easy to over do it with these things... poor little guy looks like a water balloon now! learning curve.
I have seen these dull dust covered roaches a few times before, in the Wastelands... usually partially dismantled and in a web or something... Today i finally caught a good sized (from what i have seen) individual and boy am i glad!
Site of Water Vapor Absorption in the Desert Cockroach, Arenivaga investigata (full pdf of article here)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenivaga_investigata zoom zoom zoom
this is NOT an individual currently in cap. in point of fact this fellow went to bug heaven after i over hydrated him _________________
Quote:
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
Cockroaches were collected in the deserts near Riverside, CA
Site of water vapor absorption in the desert cockroach, Arenivaga
investigate
(threshold relative humidity/hygroscopic secretion/insect mouth parts/surface temperatures)
M. J. O'DONNELL
Habitat & Habits
Captive Conditions
Quote:
They were maintained either in containers of sand or in 15-ml vials. Ground "Purina Lab Chow" was used for food, and the animals' water needs were
supplied by exposing them to near-saturated humidity conditions for 3-4 days/week. No free water was given to the animals.
Site of water vapor absorption in the desert cockroach, Arenivaga
investigate
(threshold relative humidity/hygroscopic secretion/insect mouth parts/surface temperatures)
M. J. O'DONNELL _________________
Quote:
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
William S. Burroughs The Western Lands
Last edited by cacoseraph on Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:01 am; edited 2 times in total
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
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