Hissing Cockroach Birth - Pt. 1

Madagascan hissing cockroach giving birth. Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH0WiVDw4es
This video was featured on Animal Planet's Weird, True & Freaky. I am not partial to how the show portrays them to be horrifying, "sci-fi" monsters, and they didn't even talk about the part where she squirts out "cockroach milk" to feed her babies after they're born, which is probably the "freakiest" part to most people :P Ah well. It's sad that most people can't enjoy and celebrate these animals without thinking of them as horrifying, monstrous creatures. I understand it's unusual and "gross" as any birth is... but I get so sick of the blatant hate and constant actual threats from people just for loving these animals.

Also I feel the need to note: Don't bother leaving rude comments. They will not be approved (unless I find your comment SO ignorant that I think everyone should see it), and you will be blocked. Cockroaches are VERY helpful to the ecosystem. There are around 6,000 different species of cockroach, and only NINE are known pests to humans. The rest prefer to live in the soil, where the eat decaying matter, serve as food to many mammals and other invertebrates, and some species are even pollinators. The Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai, is a predator of boll worm larvae, which destroy crops. They also eat the eggs of the beet armyworm - a pest to cotton, cabbage and a variety of other crops. Farmers release these roaches into their crops for this purpose. Termites are, in fact, cockroaches, and they are enormously important to the health of forests. It is also said that cockroaches eat bedbugs. Think about all that before you prove yourself to be ignorant by saying they have no use in the world.

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[Koloszrodosthe]

Honestly, I'd love one of these as a pet. I myself can't stand smaller bugs and insects, but big ones are alright :3

I have one question though, In captivity, how many of the little cockroaches survive?

[PenanggalanMonster]

Most of them make it, but sometimes one will have a bad molt or something.

[WinterCritter]

Does it hurt her to give birth?

[PenanggalanMonster]

It's impossible to tell, but it seems like a strenuous birth for her and she did spend a couple days in hiding after this.

[lkhgklgkg]

How many babies can it have?

Does the mother die after giving birth?

This is really cool! I find this interesting,yet I can't even touch one:P

Thanks for uploading!

[PenanggalanMonster]

Around 30 at one time, and no, she didn't die for a long while after. :)

[iDukeByrne]

ahaha you got told!

[Snoremacs]

fascinating.

[Koloszrodosthe]

Honestly, I'd love one of these as a pet. I myself can't stand smaller bugs and insects, but big ones are alright :3

[Warufado]

That looks...painful

[FATTY12468]

lol i saw that too, thats the reason i came here lol

[kathybaca]

Mine is giving birth now. It's her second time. The first group went to school and now I have to figure a spot for these guys. Mr and Mrs are enough and I thought my house was too cold for this but surprise!!!

[Tikimit]

That is so awesome I saw a picture on damnlol with a cockroach giving birth in it so I looked it up... ;D

[richardmcnick]

oh my gosh.the mother's in Pain.well Happy mother's day anyway.lol