Roachbread's Bug Blog

 Hello everyone. Today I had just received a package containing some really cool roach species. All three species are locally sourced by the seller, occuring in South Sumatra.  This species is more of a burrower and a more secretive species, and was said to mimic beetles. This is Ergaula cf. pilosa, a larger species of Ergaula said to reach about 3-4cm in length.  Ergaula cf. pilosa cup  This was the cup I received them in, I got around 20-ish nymphs and a single adult male which could have matured in shipping or with the seller. I did find a few pretty large female nymphs, so I'm expecting to find some adult females popping out soon, and hopefully producing more nymphs. Ergaula cf. pilosa enclosure I am keeping them in this 35x26x18 (cm) storage tub with around 5cm of substrate (top soil) with some leaf litter, sphagnum, and locally sourced bark. Ergaula cf. pilosa possibly female nymph Next is also a mimic, but this time a batesian mimic. (Mimicking a more harmful organism) Paran

 Hello. Welcome to another post, recently, I was outside collecting bark and leaf litter for future and current enclosures. When I found this specific tree which o found out was home to a bunch of caterpillars and cocoons, I wanted to take the bark since it looked really nice. When I picked some up, I found two pseudoscorpions. I then checked other pieces and more and more. I came home with around 20-ish pseudoscorps 😅 There were a lot in there. Of course I didn't take the whole population, but yeah. Paratemnoides cf. nidificator I think this is a Paratemnoides species, possibly nidificator. I think this because of their coloration, and the fact that they are living communally.  These are one of the few truly communal pseudoscorpion species! I am very pleased to have these to say the least 😁 This is their enclosure Paratemnoides cf. nidificator enclosure I am keeping them in this small cup with bark I collected from the tree mentioned previously. With substrate consisting of tops