Skip to main content
Today is World Oceans Day!
Close

Wildlife Spotting

Photo by CameronTorode
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

-30.198, 26.5192

Field Notes

Description:

A small cockroach species found under a rock on a cliff. Resembles Gromphadorhina portentosa in looks minus the horns and size

Habitat:

Primarily under rocks but seems to thrive on soil too

Notes:

Seems to thrive on Soil despite living on/under stones. As of yet it only appears to eat succulent plants

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
CameronTorode
Ice Cream Tubs are very useful :) Thanks for the welcome
koixtreme
Nice spotting Cameron! I see you also turn rocks and use ice cream jars to keep your catches...lol Welcome to this wonderfull site! Regards from Namibia Gert
CameronTorode
That's what I'm thinking too. I need a dead specimen to get a proper ID but I'm not going to kill anyone of them just for that
keithp2012
I was wrong, might be Cape Mountain Cockroach (Aptera sp), not any hissing cockroach.
keithp2012
I think it looks more like P. Vanweirbecki. Most hissers eat rotting wood and decaying leaves along with any organic matter they find like fruit or even carrion. But that's going by captive specimens being these are wild they could provide valuable info by saying where they are found and habitat and food.

Tags

Photographed
PublishedAugust 24, 2013

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies