Gyna lurida

[dEsSiCaTa_UK]

I brought a tub of these from Virginia Cheeseman a couple of days ago which arrived the very next day
I've wanted these roaches for some time now and when i brought a tub i was expecting like 6 or 8 nymphs, so i got a tub with 60 or 80 nymphs and adults alike
They were even more amazing in real life however they run real fast, climb plastic, and fly...well
Needless to say i need to drastically cut the number down a lot
On their own however they are very nice roachs, real nice shades of colour on them aswell ad the amazing patterns on the nymphs and the nicely shaped wings on them
Anyway heres some photo's of one of the females, took some of a male but didnt come out right, i'll try and take some nymphs photo's later.
Im really impressed with this species

[dEsSiCaTa_UK]

Here's one i forgot plus some new pics.
Ive added a layer of some bright yellow leaves to try and bring out the yellow in them, ive got individuals of all sizes so something may happen



And now for some new pics...

Adult male





Young nymph





Adult female

[MissyBats]

love the head markings! how pretty!
x

[Chaika]

Originally Posted by dEsSiCaTa_UK

I i was expecting like 6 or 8 nymphs, so i got a tub with 60 or 80 nymphs and adults alike

Well,.. she does say that if she's overrun with certain sp. then a tub will have as much as she can fit in. Seems you got the extreme end of that LOL!

Very nice looking cockroaches you have there, and nice photos too

[dEsSiCaTa_UK]

Thanks
Heres a video i made of some feeding last night

YouTube - Gyna lurida feeding frenzy.AVI