Roach spit!!!

[StlGreaser]

So I was just going trough my Dubia colony and trying to find some females just about to pop to separate them from the population, when one of them produced a large ball of fluid from it's mouth and onto my thumb. Never had this happen before. Was that a defense mechanism of some sort?

Brian.

 

[ILoveRoaches]

I googled it but can't find anything on the topic. Would've loved to have seen a pic of it!

Maybe it's morning sickness lol

 

[romanfj]

My dubia spit on us all the time. It's only when we slightly squezze them as we grab them ut of the shake-and-bake Ziploc. Since it is in response to pressure being applied, I've concluded it is a defense mechanism.

Frank