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 ...

 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...

 Hi everyone. Sorry for not posting here in a while, but welcome to another blog post. On January 10th of this year, I received a package from Spider Lover Petshop , consisting of around 10-12 specimens of Neostylopyga rhombifolia.  Neostylopyga rhombifolia (picture taken on January 30th) I was very stunned. To me, pictures don't really portray their beauty as well as when you see them in person. I was initially keeping them in a 200 quart storage bin with dry substrate, leaf litter, two food dishes and a carton hide and relied on fresh foods to keep them hydrated. This was the setup I was originally keeping them in. In just a couple of weeks, I have spotted a looooot of oothecas. They are so prolific! Female airing out an ootheca So then I waited. One by one, the adults started dying off, maybe out of old age. But around mid to late February, I finally spotted the first batch of nymphs. Harlequin nymphs I was very excited. There were around 20-30ish ooths, so I couldn't wait ...

 Hi everyone. Haven't posted anything in a while but I have some things so yeah. These are Bowie cf. crystaljapan. If that sounds familiar then... There's a song by David Bowie named Crystal Japan 🙈 But anyway, they are wandering spiders and I have just collected two. Bowie cf. crystaljapan adult/sub-adult This one is significantly larger than the other, and I have just caught these guys three days ago in a town called Berastagi. (There is a previous post of mine about it) I also took a juvenile. Bowie cf. crystaljapan juvenile When I first saw them, I thought they were a Lycosid. But they were lacking the large Lycosid eyes and could climb significantly better than my other Lycosids that I was already keeping. I found them inhabiting areas with a lot of foliage and moist, humid substrate in darker areas. I tried to replicate that with their enclosure. In the same location I found the two wandering spiders, I collected a lot of isopods, the species is unknown but they are Burm...