Strikingly Colorful Cockroach

5 Comments

Another good rain for us last night. We got 2.41″.

So they must have been almost ready to switch duties because this one went to the roof. However the mate was not close that we could see.
However this presented an opportunity for us to check for eggs. And now there are two!
The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) cat and frass on their host plant, the thistle (Cirsium).

Indeed, the Pond Sliders seemed to be on the move this morning. I saw two.

Also I am starting to see more bumbles! The queens must now have workers starting to help them. Left: unpollinated Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum), center American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) on Texas Thistle, right pollinated Western Horse Nettle (Solanum dimidiatum).

So this has to be my favorite cockroach, the Pale Bordered Field Cockroach (Pseudomops septentrionalis). They are so strikingly beautiful. “These little roaches are not pests; they only live outdoors where they feed as scavengers and on plant exudates. They do not damage plants and, when they are found indoors, it is only because one happened to wander in from the outside; they do not establish indoor infestations.”

Scientists Peered Inside The Echidna’s Mysterious ‘Pseudo-Pouch

Piles of Penguin Poop Could Surprisingly Help Cool Antarctica

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Animals Form Long-Term Friendships, Just Like Humans

June 14, No Kings Sanger TX, 1:30pm – 2:30pm, Sanger Square, Sanger, Texas 76266

Stand Up for Science! Our lives depend on it.

Keep looking!

The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

5 Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *