So yesterday I decided to transfer my whole hisser colony to a new bin. There were about 2-3 inches of dead bodies/frass/sheds/ food on the bottom, and after gathering as many babies as I could from the mix, I torched the bin with steaming water. I dumped the mix outside after double-torching, and today I walked outside to see a ton of ants, dead bodies... and baby roaches. Somehow, some of them survived the 50 degree night temps, and not to mention the scorching!
Just makes you wonder. :P
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05-21-2008, 04:02 PM #1Thamnophis inspectus
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The Amazing Staying power of roaches
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05-21-2008, 04:06 PM #2"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
can't they live like 10 days under water w/ their heads cut off????? or is that ants??????
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05-21-2008, 04:12 PM #3Thamnophis inspectus
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
Dunno about the underwater part...
Originally Posted by Snake lover 3-25
can't they live like 10 days under water w/ their heads cut off????? or is that ants??????
The head is an inferior cockroach organ. If it weren't for the fact that food must be processed through the mandibles, then cockroaches could live, reproduce, etc without one. :P
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05-21-2008, 04:22 PM #4"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
ICK!!!!! i REALLY hate them........... but i saw a comercial for ants on tv and they said that....
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05-21-2008, 06:45 PM #5thamnophis puniceus
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
Good heavens! I've always heard they can survive almost anything... I dreamed the other night I tipped over my whole bin and they all escaped. I was very happy to wake up and realize it was a dream! LOL
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05-22-2008, 03:59 PM #6"Third shed, A Success"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
i did hear that roaches would survive a nuclear explosion. i hate those things ewww
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05-22-2008, 04:06 PM #7"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
yeah!!! that was on myth busters!!!! but it was proved wrong.... they exposed them to various amounts of radiation along with some other bugs!!!! actually fruitflies held up better!!!!!!
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05-22-2008, 04:07 PM #8"Third shed, A Success"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
thats great to hear, they really make me cringe
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05-22-2008, 04:08 PM #9"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
ick me too!!!! i don't like bugs much.... but praying mantises (spelling??) are cool........
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05-22-2008, 04:11 PM #10"Third shed, A Success"
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Re: The Amazing Staying power of roaches
im not a fan of bugs either. i dont mind some spiders, i think they are fascinating. locusts are only good for one thing and that is pyxie frog dinner. i cant have roaches in the house though even though i know that the pyxie frog would love to eat them lol
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