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Oothecae - Parcoblatta virginica

Oothecae - Parcoblatta virginica
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
A total of 8 were collected from the three females combined. One female has met the end of her life and got partially torn up by the others after she died, so she is probably not a good specimen for ID.

Another orange male was introduced after they laid their first oothecae. He may or may not have mated with the females; I never saw any mating, but that does not mean it did not occur. He might not have been the same species, but he looked the same to me. He escaped after a few weeks (I guess there is NO such thing as an escape-proof enclosure!)

No hatchlings yet but I am hoping for some. I have no idea how long these take to hatch. Been over a month since the first was deposited. I am keeping them in a tiny cup covered with a few centimeters of substrate.

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Moved

Moved

Moved
Moved from Wood Cockroaches.

Size
How long are these oothecae? I'm hoping to build a guide to cockroach oothecae here.

 
6 mm
Most are exactly 6 mm.

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