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Aglaopteryx gemma “Key Largo” Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $60 (Contact for availability) These exquisite roaches are found throughout the extreme southeastern United States and are probably endemic to that part of the Caribbean....
Phidippus regius Mixed sizes: $15/each The regal jumping spider is a North American treasure. These are large, active, lively, and personable jumping spiders with a matching repertoire of beautiful color forms. Although adult males...
Orchesella villosa 10 mixed: $15 30 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $80 Get ready for the largest springtail you’ve ever seen! Orchesella villosa dwarfs almost all other springtails with large individuals pushing 10 millimeters (antennae...
Neoblattella detersa Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 A Caribbean endemic that has, naturally or unnaturally, made its way to Florida, the polished new roach is found in a variety of disturbed habitats on...
Tenebrio molitor Cultivar name: “Wismann” 15 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $80 100 mixed: $150 Isolated and refined by Kim and Christine Wismann. These giant mealworms are common mealworms selected for gigantic size, not superworms....
Latiblattella rehni Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $40 This is a flighty, high-strung roach often found within the folds of dead palm fronds. Considering the lack of defense mechanisms, this species is probably readily...
Neoporcellionides sp. “Big Pine Key” (nomen nudum) 12 mixed: $80 50 mixed: $200 This rainbow-colored species was found by Alan Jeon while searching through limestone slabs on Big Pine Key. For some reason, the...
Ischnoptera sp. “Perry” Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $30 This intriguing cockroach resembles Ischnoptera deropeltiformis and may be a subspecies or variant of it, though there are some suspicious differences. The...
Porcellio bolivari 12 mixed: $100 50 mixed: $350 Bolivar’s isopod is a large species found in mountainous areas of eastern Spain. The body shape and pigmentation suggests this species is more cave-adapted than similar...
Cariblatta minima Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $40 Although once considered a subspecies of Cariblatta lutea, the mini yellow cockroach has once again been elevated to species status. It is less cold tolerant than...
Cubaris sp. “White Tiger” 12 mixed: $400 50 mixed: $1500 What little information there is about this isopod suggests it is found in caves in mountainous areas of Thailand. This is one of the...
Parcoblatta cf. americana “Twain Harte” Mixed nymphs: $5/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $40 This little gem is one of my favorite Parcoblatta species. In 2014, cockroach enthusiast Kevin Przyybala revisited a...
Isopoda sp. “Picopod” Starter culture with enclosure (~100 mixed): $70 (Contact for availability) Around 2017 isopod enthusiast Anthony Molnar discovered some random isopods in one of his vivaria. These were no ordinary isopods; they...
Eurycotis floridana “Big Torch Key” Mixed nymphs: $6/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $60 In the original Allpet Roaches book by Orin McMonigle and R. Willis, there lies a mythical image; plate 1, image...
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Gene Machine” 12 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. This is a genetic powerhouse for those looking to create their own Porcellio...
Periplaneta americana Cultivar name: “Venom” Mixed nymphs: $7/each (Contact for availability) Starter colony (15 mixed nymphs): $60 (Contact for availability) The isolator of this strain is currently being researched. Probably the coolest American cockroach...
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Orange Embers” 12 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. Around 2012 I noticed some lighter individuals in my pure “Spanish Orange” colony...
Blaberus sp. “Honduras” Mixed nymphs: $8/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $70 This impressive species was collected and first cultured by Gil Wizen and I will be adding more information about its habitat...
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Sherbert” 12 mixed: $80 50 mixed: $300 100 mixed: $500 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. After six years of teasing brightly colored phenotypes out of “Orin’s...
Platymeris biguttatus Cultivar name: “Ghost” Mixed nymphs : $20/each Starter colony (8 mixed): $150 The isolator of this strain is currently being researched. “Ghost” white spots popped up in Europe around 2015 and have...
Platymeris laevicollis Mixed nymphs : $20/each (Contact for availability) Starter colony (8 mixed): $150 (Contact for availability) As with the orange spot assassin bug, this entity’s identity was changed and identified as Platymeris laevicollis...
Platymeris biguttatus Mixed nymphs : $12/each Starter colony (8 mixed): $80 White-spot assassin bugs have always been a quirky and welcome addition to captive insect culture. This species is consistently easy to keep and...
Platymeris rhadamanthus “Mombo” Mixed nymphs : $15/each (Contact for availability) Starter colony (8 mixed): $100 (Contact for availability) This species has been in US culture for over two decades but was often traded as...
Drosophila melanogaster + Drosophila buzzatti Culture cup: $8 Available varieties: Drosophila melanogaster “Wingless” The standard wingless, flightless fruit fly. Drosophila melanogaster “Wingless White Eye” The standard wingless, flightless fruit fly, but with white eyes....
Porcellio ornatus Cultivar name: “Witch’s Brew” 12 mixed: $80 50 mixed: $300 (Contact for availability) 100 mixed: $500 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. This strain is a dalmatian mid-yellow selected...
Epilamprinae sp. “Borneo” Mixed nymphs: $8/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $70 The Bornean leaf roach is a pleasant representative of the genus and is the easiest Epilamprine roach to consistently culture. Nymphs are...
Lepiseodina conspicua Starter culture with enclosure (~30 mixed): $40 This welcome addition to the potentially existence fly hobby is extremely easy to care for and striking to boot! Adults live only a few weeks,...
Arenivaga floridensis “Archbold” Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $80 Florida is a fascinating place that embodies the dichotomy of a gorgeous, unique ecosystem juxtaposed with its cesspool-like assemblage of...
Paranauphoeta lyrata Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $70 Despite the devastating loss of the rufipes/discoidalis species in captivity, in recent years we have been graced with two new assassin mimics to...
Pachnoda marginata peregrina Mixed larvae: $10/each Starter colony (8 mixed larvae): $70 Adults: $20/each Easy, beautiful, and vigorous, the alien sun beetle is the perfect starter beetle. Adults are relatively long-lived, hardy, and day-active....
Pachnoda sinuata flaviventris Mixed larvae: $10/each Starter colony (8 mixed larvae): $70 Adults: $20/each A testament to its easy care, the yellow-bellied sun beetle has been propagated for over two decades in US collections...
Paranauphoeta formosana Mixed nymphs: $10/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $70 As the name suggests, these roaches mimic assassin bugs in the wild; the twin spot markings are common on many assassin bug species...
Porcellionides pruinosis Cultivar name: “Orange Cream” 15 mixed: $40 (Contact for availability) 50 mixed: $100 (Contact for availability) 100 mixed: $180 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. A cross of the...
Nocticola sp. “Malaysia” 30 mixed: $20 100 mixed: $60 300 mixed: $160 For years I believed these unique roaches, members of the cryptic Old World roach family Nocticolidae, would never be in culture. Sometimes,...
Arenivaga sp. “Mount Ord” Mixed nymphs: $7/each Starter colony (12 mixed nymphs): $60 Collector Ben Senigaglia found a handful of these intriguing roaches in the duff at the bottom of a rotting tree, giving...
Cubaris sp. “Pak Chong” 12 mixed: $120 50 mixed: $450 The color scheme of these delightful Cubaris immediately reminds me of a Bernese mountain dog. What little information is available about this species states...
Porcellio laevis Cultivar name: “How Now” 12 mixed: $70 50 mixed: $260 100 mixed: $160 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. Sometimes persistence pays off. After years of refining Porcellio laevis...
Centrobolus splendidus Mixed sizes: $20/each Starter colony (8 mixed): $140 Red fire millipedes are a wonderful beginner species for those looking for colorful, hardy, exotic species. They do well under a variety of conditions,...
Tomocerus vulgaris 30 mixed: $20 (Contact for availability) 100 mixed: $60 (Contact for availability) Those dreaming of a large springtail species can finally rest easy! This species is large, active, and hardy and does...
Zorotypus hubbardi Starter culture with enclosure (~30 mixed): $40 These bizarre insects are one of only two North American representatives of their order. Despite their size they are extremely complex behaviorally and biologically. Groups...
cf. Dalotia coriaria Starter culture with enclosure (~100 mixed): $20 Plagued by fungus gnats? Can’t use pesticides due to your gigantic insect collection, moral quandaries, or other eclectic reasons? Look no further! These tiny...
Orchesella cincta 10 mixed: $15 30 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $80 These lovely, floofy springtails are a double display of size and color! At around a third their max size the unicolor immatures start...
Willowsia buski 15 mixed: $10 50 mixed: $20 100 mixed: $30 When the air in my enclosures dries out from winter furnace heat, the dog food pellets come alive. Not with mold or mites,...