my assasin bugs

[Vincent]

some pictures of my assasin bugs

Platymeris "mombo"

These nymphs were hungry

 

[Malhavoc's]

prekileld roach I presume? or did it actualy take that down?

 

[Vincent]

he killed it himself, the roach was for one of the adults but he got to it first

 

[Nikos]

that's a female shelfordela tartara roach, right?
It seems impossible for this assasin to take her down...it's almost 3 times it's size.
Amazing!

BTW has anyone had success feeding to assissins pre-killed prey?

 

[Nikos]

and speaking of assassins here are some photos.

 

[Steven]

Nikos

don't tell me these are what i think they are

 

[ghost_tomb]

great bugs people

I'm looking forward to having an assassin colony of my own but got LOADS of bugs to get first

Vincent how big are those going to get? how big are their now and how fast they grow?

 

[genious_gr]

that's a female shelfordela tartara roach, right?
It seems impossible for this assasin to take her down...it's almost 3 times it's size.
Amazing!

BTW has anyone had success feeding to assissins pre-killed prey?

Actually, I just fed a dead female S.tartara to an adult assasin bug yesterday !!

And Steven, yes, these ARE what you think they are, they grow fast don't they??

 

[genious_gr]

A male S.tartara actually.

 

[Alex S.]

Reduviidae are extremely successful predators. Its not rare for them to take down prey two or three times their size. I have fed some of my adult Platymeris biguttata specimens small amphibians and have observed several of my reduviid specimens of the genus Rhinocoris all simultaneously attack a single prey item.

Alex S.

 

[Brian S]

Awesome assasins you guys!!!!
I am planning on getting me a colony going before too long.
Question: Are you guys keeping different species together?

 

[Nikos]

A male S.tartara actually.

female it is
can't see no wings...

 

[Navaros]

Same question, are you keeping all 3 sp.s in the same tank?

 

[Steven]

Same question, are you keeping all 3 sp.s in the same tank?

mmm,.. if my sources are correct, Nikos only has 2 specie

 

[genious_gr]

I meant I fed a male S.tartara...

 

[Nikos]

mmm,.. if my sources are correct, Nikos only has 2 specie

that's what your "sources" told me too

 

[Navaros]

So this isn't a bigutatta in this picture?
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/attachment.php?attachmentid=28849&stc=1
I see mombos and red spots in the others.

 

[Steven]

So this isn't a bigutatta in this picture?
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/attachment.php?attachmentid=28849&stc=1
I see mombos and red spots in the others.

if i'm the only "source" of platymeris for Nikos,... then he never had any mombo's,... what you think mombo's are,... are in fact hybrids

 

[Navaros]

Haha... I had a feeling. Very cool!

 

[Nikos]

if i'm the only "source" of platymeris for Nikos,... then he never had any mombo's,... what you think mombo's are,... are in fact hybrids

I can confirm that.