Eublaberus Posticus Female Beginning to Molt - Part 1 of 4

I think this is so fascinating to watch. I'm so glad I finally got it on video to share with you all.
The signs of a roach beginning to molt are: jittery movements, shaking, segments stretching, the body looking thicker/more round, and lastly, the split of the pronotum. It must be so relieving to be a roach, just emerging from a tight shell, and then stretching out. The body of the roach pulses and writhes as though it were made of dough. The wings quickly fill with fluid and smooth out beautifully. There was a male sitting beside her, tapping her with his antennae, awaiting her to emerge as a full and winged adult. He immediately mated with her after chasing off the other males that would approach. This seems to be the pattern of this particular male - it was the same male from the previous video I uploaded of the male mating with the freshly molted female.

I don't care what anyone says... cockroaches ARE fascinating.

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