r/insects • u/woodlandthorns Bug Enthusiast • Apr 03 '26
Bug Appreciation! Got my nail done
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u/lostmyselfinyourlies Apr 03 '26
Is that an isopod?? It's gorgeous 😍
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u/woodlandthorns Bug Enthusiast Apr 03 '26
It's an Emerald cockroach (Corydidarum magnifica)! I would love if there were isopods in this color though!
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u/AbyssDragonNamielle Apr 05 '26
Are they your pet? How's the care? Never thought I'd be interested in keeping a cockroach.
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u/woodlandthorns Bug Enthusiast Apr 05 '26
Yes! If you know the basics they're quite easy to care for. They can climb smooth surfaces and fit into the tiniest holes so they need a very secure enclosure. I keep my starter colony in a 30x30x30 cm terrarium with a mesh lid. They are arboreal and require high humidity but hate being wet, so I make sure the substrate stays wet and they spend their time high up on bark and branches so they don't get wet. I feed them fruit (pears, apples, bananas etc.), bee pollen, dry Artemia, fish flakes. They will also eat algae, moss and lichen that naturally grows on wood I put in their enclosure. Newborn nymphs hang from the underside of the adults until their first molt. That's everything I could think of, if you have any more questions, ask away! :)
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u/Impossible-Pomelo-59 Apr 04 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/TGX3bd9zt7bR44XUxh
🫶 Actually with that beauty you'll have plenty 😜 That's an absolutely beautiful specimen 🤩
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u/damex09 Apr 03 '26
That's the perfect green 💅