P. americana

[TheInv4sion]

Since most of us who keep Ts love using lateralis as our go-to feeder I decided to do a colony of P. americana in a gasket sealed (airtight) enclosure.
Tried feeding some males to my pokies and they are larger and way fatter than lateralis. I doubt many people will want to breed these but I love them.
Just thought I'd throw that out there on the off chance that anyone would benefit.

 

[octanejunkie]

Periplaneta americana is the fastest invert on earth (catalogued so far) and can run 5 feet in 1 second, or 3.4 mph. Not the escapee anyone wants, not even in Maine.

 

[TheInv4sion]

Periplaneta americana is the fastest invert on earth (catalogued so far) and can run 5 feet in 1 second, or 3.4 mph. Not the escapee anyone wants, not even in Maine.

From keeping them they move in bursts and if you purchased the white eye morphs they are blind and relatively easy to deal with. They also don’t move that fast if they aren’t scared and have a tendency to run into the enclosure rather than away in my experience. I live in Northern CA so if they escape there is no risk for me but in more humid locations I could see the problem I suppose.

 

[Oursapoil]

Periplaneta americana is the fastest invert on earth (catalogued so far) and can run 5 feet in 1 second, or 3.4 mph. Not the escapee anyone wants, not even in Maine.

 

[TheInv4sion]

@Oursapoil ah…no wonder I could never successfully photograph them in flight(horsefly) that’s wild

 

[octanejunkie]

Periplaneta americana is the fastest invert on earth (catalogued so far) and can run 5 feet in 1 second, or 3.4 mph. Not the escapee anyone wants, not even in Maine.

@Oursapoil Periplaneta americana is one of the the fastest legged invert on earth (catalogued so far) and can run 5 feet in 1 second, or 3.4 mph.

 

[Oursapoil]

@Oursapoil Periplaneta americana is one of the the fastest legged invert on earth (catalogued so far) and can run 5 feet in 1 second, or 3.4 mph.

 

[Oursapoil]

The American ****roach can run 5 feet in one second., which equals a speed of 3.4 mph. Yep, those nasty ****roaches that hide under the cupboard in your kitchen are one of the fastest insects on the planet.

 

[TheInv4sion]

The American ****roach can run 5 feet in one second., which equals a speed of 3.4 mph. Yep, those nasty ****roaches that hide under the cupboard in your kitchen are one of the fastest insects on the planet.

I mean to be fair none of mine have run 5 feet in one second so that may not be the norm just the max? That or I got lucky idk

 

[octanejunkie]

They are big
They are fast
They are invasive
That is all lol

 

[octanejunkie]

The American ****roach can run 5 feet in one second., which equals a speed of 3.4 mph. Yep, those nasty ****roaches that hide under the cupboard in your kitchen are one of the fastest insects on the planet.

That's what I said, sir lol

 

[TheInv4sion]

They are big
They are fast
They are invasive
That is all lol

The first two reasons are why my P. regalis loves them

 

[Oursapoil]

That's what I said, sir lol

Semantics, you see what working in a law firm does to me!

 

[octanejunkie]

Semantics, you see what working in a law firm does to me!

Made you as obnoxious as a lawyer? Or was that just you being French?

 

[Oursapoil]

Made you as obnoxious as a lawyer? Or was that just you being French?

Or just my love for factual statements

 

[octanejunkie]

Or just my love for factual statements

Facts got me like:

 

[Oursapoil]

Facts got me like:
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[Oursapoil]

That's what I said, sir lol

That is what you said, yes, but only affect being corrected by an onslaught of facts

 

[Arachnoclown]

@Oursapoil @octanejunkie The pissing match....

 

[Oursapoil]

@Oursapoil @octanejunkie The pissing match....
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@octanejunkie wouldn't want it any other way
He is like the brother I never wanted to have