Hissing Cockroach Birth - Pt. 2

[jimmog52]

are you gonna keep all of em?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@jimmog52 This is from two years ago, but yes, I'd kept them or gave some to friends :)

[ArtifexCrastinus]

Is the "milk" closer to egg white in composition? Is it similar to the royal jelly of bees? Do happen to know the scientific name for the substance?

Also: do the roaches go through larval and pupal stages INSIDE the mother? The babies look like tiny albino adults, not like larvae.

[PenanggalanMonster]

@ArtifexCrastinus I don't recall the name, it's hard to find information on it. But essentially it is a protein-rich substance that comes out after they are born. They are larvae within their egg case, yes. They emerge as young roaches and they are white because they're not yet hardened, as many other insects. They will be white after molting for all their other stages as well.

[saintlybastard]

@ArtifexCrastinus Cockroaches don't have a larval and pupae stage like maggots/flies, moths/caterpillars, grubs/beetles. They have a nymph stage, like grasshoppers, true bugs, dragonflies, etc. They don't need to pupate, a nymph simply goes through its last moult and an adult emerges.

[Parascientifica]

Awesome, really amazing :O

[MetalDuskmon]

it´s very interesting, I tought that the cockroaches reproduced by putting eggs, but they give birth, i´ts so interesting, great video

[miranger]

The fact that the mother didn't die actually makes me slightly OK with them... if they woulda ate her then I'd probably look down upon them

[fonz626]

how many of these, survive?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@fonz626 It can depend on a lot of things, but most all of these guys made it. It's hard to tell, since I had several other females give birth around the same time.

[ThreeKingsInABox]

Question: Does the mother die after giving birth? The reason I'm asking is mainly due to her almost comatose state where her movements consists of antennae twitching. Also, cool vid.

[PenanggalanMonster]

@ThreeKingsInABox Other than the contractions and twitching, she didn't move until they were all born, then she was very active afterward (if tired). She climbed down and ate a little then went under a log for a while, but lived for a long time after.

[ExSoen]

Hey, I really want to know if the mother dies or is only tired after giving birth! Very intresting, I've never seen that before....especially that an Insect is live hatching!

[PenanggalanMonster]

@ExSoen She was pretty tired afterward, but she lived :)

[majoy181226]

so cute



[MarinesangelAly]

LOL! OMG!! thats awesome! for a second i thought they were going to eat the mom haha cute!

[zleverton]

it's somehow comforting to know that one of the most well equipped, tough, tenacious and evolutionarily perfect animals on the planet still looks like a tired, beaten up sack of meat after she gives birth.

[dimple2rite]

Omg.....I feel bad for her when they get to the terrible two's

[Atrudas]

I'm not a big fan of roaches but the little ones are cute :)

Also didn't know about that milk thing, very neat :)

[ladyc30001]

Is there a way to tell that it is pregnant before birth?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@ladyc30001 The abdomen becomes swollen and the segments spread a little to show the yellowish bands where they overlay. They also tend to push out their egg case and rotate it then pull it back in every now and again, presumably to ventilate them.

[Pachurz]

These videos were really fascinating to me. I feel more informed for watching it, even though I'm also trying to figure out where she kept all them babies, ha ha.

[slamdunk212]

I bet she's wiped OUT!

[AJNg420]

In pt.1, you replied that the mother "lived for quite a while after". How long was "a while"? Aside from that, it's great that you are making the effort to reply to every question and educating us. P/s: still dislike roaches though.

[PenanggalanMonster]

@AJNg420 I didn't have any adults die for about a year. It was hard to tell which one she was after she started acting more normally, as I had 50+ at the time and they mostly look the same.

[maximillianchua]

HOW DID SHE KEEP ALL OF THOSE IN HER?!

[Curruptid]

WHY DID I WATCH PART 2!?!?!?!?!??!

[fossilgirl8]

WOW WOW WOW!!! That is incredible! With they way they were crawling on her (including the end of the first video), I figured she was allowing her babies to consume her body for sustenance as her ultimate sacrifice to them. That is very interesting. Thanks for posting!

[bridgetvoid]

i think it's awesome. i'm still just amazed how many fit inside her.

[MsDV001]

That's a lot of mouths to feed

[corpsefairy]

Thank you for posting these! I never knew cockroaches gave live birth. Looks like mom works pretty hard, too.

[trishthestalker]

I don't think I could ever keep cockroaches but I think they're fascinating. I never knew they gave live birth. Does she take care of her young after they're born for any period of time?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@trishthestalker They stayed under her for a few hours before they started wandering around and crawling under the other roaches, who greeted them with their antennae. :)

[PenanggalanMonster]

@trishthestalker They stayed under her for a few hours before they started wandering around and crawling under the other roaches, who greeted them with their antennae. :)

[chrisbee313]

Very fasinating! I too learned something today.....Thanks :)

[1002things]

That was amazing! Thanks for capturing this and sharing it.

[TheCaesarManson]

That is awesome! This is the first time I've ever seen a roach give birth. Thanks for showing!

[babyolifantje]

That was amazing!

It's truly remarkable that she gives birth to do many babies.

How are they all doing?

[SecretNovaa]

Is that after birth? Looks like the babies are trying to get

back in! Do they eat the after birth ?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@SecretNovaa Yeah, well some of it. There is a substance that comes out that's the equivalent to "cockroach milk" that's full of nutrients.

[Sliverbane]

I bet she was on the phone...that's why the little ones wont leave her alone. :) lol

[wickedvahndyl]

All I could say is wow...I learned something new today. Thanks!

[stunashv]

i donno why everyone thinks cockroaches are disgusting. their pretty much the same as any other insect except they cant hurt you

[PenanggalanMonster]

@stunashv People tend to judge such animals based on whatever they've observed from the media rather than making their own judgments based on facts. The media has always portrayed certain creepy-crawlies with such sensationalism; they're alien, freaky, disturbing, unnatural... but they're far more natural than we, & have existed unchanged long before we ever came around to say what's "weird" & what's "normal"! It's ignorant just how self-centered the human race can be.

[bi9130]

i hate this type of insect, but i think that their white color makes them look pretty :) this video was very intresting and educational, i didn't know they gave birth this way and so many! I mean, my quesion is, where did she fit all of those inside?! It looked infinite :O

[aDinoSupremacist]

Does the mother die after giving birth?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@aDinoSupremacist No, she lived a while after :)

[TehLolWutPear]

this is the stuff of nightmares.

But still really cool

[snophiedoodle]

I usually really hate insects.. Like completely afraid.. But this has changed my mind! I watched the first part and had to see what happened next! This was fascinating, absolutely amazing! And educational haha

[matias2309]

They seem quite hungry!

[sarahbright82]

This makes me want to learn more about cockroaches.

[caitiecoco]

@PenanggalanMonster What did you do with all of the little cockroaches after this?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@caitiecoco I kept them, or gave some to friends. Most of my friends either also had an adoration/fascination for insects as well, or it grew on them over time of studying my critters :)

[pixiecupcake75]

R they eating their mamma ?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@pixiecupcake75 They're actually eating a nutrient-rich substance that comes out after birth, and is comparable to a mother's milk... only for insects :)

[antdude]

Wow, they're all hypered!

[NRLCGL02142011]

So educational! Thank you again!!

[XxHanix]

i like how u called all of those trolls twats :D

[832existentialiste]

hello, thanks for sharing your video. i've managed to ask one who is familiar about these maddie hiss roaches and he answered in the negative. i was asking if it has that odor characteristic of the other roach species (the pest-type), what is your say? i'm terrified of crawlies but i think these fellas as very cute.

[PenanggalanMonster]

@832existentialiste I think the pest species only have an odor when they're wild/found in a home. When captive, they're cleaner and I don't think they have a strong smell at all. I've kept everything from pest species to tropical species, and they all have their own unique odor, but I find them all to be mild and rather pleasant, like moist dirt or moss. As long as you clean out any dead and keep the tank ventilated and free of mold, there shouldn't be an odor.

[832existentialiste]

@PenanggalanMonster

i appreciate your reply, i'm very much elucidated now.

my prayers are with you in becoming the best entomologist around.

hello to your lovely pets too.

[airless818]

How much humidity and heat temp do they need to breed?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@airless818 This should help: topline-2000. com/roach/hiscare . html (remove spaces)

[airless818]

Are they hard to breed??

[PenanggalanMonster]

@airless818 Nope, just takes the right care to make them happy, and when they're happy, they breed. :)

[HappyFeetNgaf]

Omg what iis that there eatiing o_O

[PenanggalanMonster]

@HappyFeetNgaf It is what can only be simplified as "cockroach milk", a protein-rich substance that helps the nymphs grow.

[19angelhair]

awwww how sweet:)

[nonameroo]

The cuteness....its too much!!!

[RosesEntwined]

My cockroaches have babies all the time, but i've never seen then give birth, i always thought they laid eggs as well. This is fantastic ^-^

[SavvyLady86]

The babies are actually kind of...cute...

[LilAnnieMarie]

That many kids came out of one little creature? O.o

[catwarriorsrock]

..This makes me want a pet cockroach so badly.. They're all so sweet and little! <3

[lisachineserooster]

oh my gos,,thats fasinating and at the same time painful,,if i gave birth to that many kids, i wont faint like her too!!!!

what a strong loving mom...

[OldSko0l70]

So does the mother die after giving birth? Seems like they are tearing her apart. Also what is that jizz like figure she squirts out at the end?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@OldSko0l70 No, she lived quite a while after that. The liquid that comes out after is a nutritious fluid the babies eat to help them grow.

[summer4431rain]

Awesome! I think the little guy (and girls) were so cute! I once watched my german cockroaches give birth. They were stinky. :P

[Snooglybunz]

Holy crap. They all look so excited. :X

[ilovecookie908]

I love watching em' :D

[the1effy93]

@PenanggalanMonster is that milk she is feeding them, i didnt know that roaches produce milk, this is an amazing video!!

[cmstricker67]

your a daddy/ mommy. congrats. their adorable

[Nukurosama]

they're so agile even though they were arrived to the world for only a couple of minutes O_O

[tabbymeenie]

the babies are adorable. watching their birth was amazing, i've never seen an insect live birth before. is that like...the placenta they're eating?

[SinRealm]

Can you keep the young with the other larger ones?

[puertoricanboy100]

cant believe this but i think they are cute?!! look at them moovin aww!!

[BoreDTempesT]

Do you keep the babies or do you end up selling some?

[stormhardy]

I could be wrong, but I want to say I read somewhere that what they're feeding on is their egg shells. Roaches don't give live births like mammals. What many roach species will do, however, is they'll incubate the eggs within their own bodies. Once the eggs begin hatching, they'll then "birth" the "babies". Of course they want to get rid of the egg shell, so that comes out as well and becomes the little ones' first meal.

[ScaniaChan]

So, does the mother bug die after that?

[PenanggalanMonster]

@ScaniaChan No, she lived for qute a while after :)

[66420192]

Great video, very insightful :D

[HappyRussians]

It's... kind of cute.

[wereppin209]

Cool

[mshk1989]

is there a male as well? did she mate b4 having these babies?

[Tommyreyes85]

Really cool I have Hissers but I have never been lucky enough to catch the birth process

[FarleyRace]

...My skin is crawling.. -.-

[rawritsfrankiie]

My second comment but i love this vid! and the first one too!!!!!!!!!

[rawritsfrankiie]

They are soo cute! will they all survive? 

[PenanggalanMonster]

@rawritsfrankiie Most do. For some reason some wind up not molting very fast, so the smaller ones may die for whatever reason.

[Amphitheregirl]

Dawww they are so cute and so amazingly fast, its like they pop out and automatically go to climbing on the glass ..poor mommy has quite a hand full there

[BLCaptainCrazy]

Holy crap the babies just expand like sponges being submerged after being birthed. In the beginning of the video the spawn are already at least 3x the size they were when they plopped out of their mother.

[alicewendon]

Wow, how did all of those babies fit inside the mother cockroach?! What are you going to do with them all?

[HelloHiGoodday]

Baby Hissing Cockroaches...do they make baby hissing sounds? :P

[IlrysKadiatu]

This is easily one of the most fascinating things I've ever seen. I had no idea there was ANY insect species that gave live birth; I thought they all laid eggs. Does the mother stay alive afterwards?

[PenanggalanMonster]

yes :)

[Existantia]

"I can has Mystery Milk?"

[faroren]

The little yellow bits on their bums - that you can see from the underside - those are their hearts, or.. ?

[spicyvOHMitsnack]

so awesome! they look really fun.

[catikar]

So nice!! Congrats again!!!

[Platybax]

I can't get over how cute they are!

[axolotlmafia]

It's really amazing how a baby cockroach is completely mobile at birth but a human baby is completely helpless. Nature is a very mysterious thing. Thanks for the video post I've never seen anything like this before.

[zolo1243]

@axolotlmafia

And they are mischievous as holy hell from the day they are born ;)

[vitaminbomb56]

What are they eating? I know nothing about cockroaches. :x

[PenanggalanMonster]

It's a nutritious liquid the mother excretes to fill their tummies when they are first born. Sort-of like the cockroach equivalent of milk! XD

[vitaminbomb56]

@PenanggalanMonster wow, really? that's so cool. I was worried they were eating the mom. >_>;

[btrfan8312]

@PenanggalanMonster so the mom roach gives birth to her babies and then they go to the end of her and she gives them a liquid,that is COOL!!!I thought they were eating her like a spider

[Cubistar]

Haahha, aww. HELLO WORLD, we want to feel EVERYTHIIING. They look so squishy and cute :) Congrats!