Timelapses of Cockroach Egg Cases Hatching!

I captured up-close macro timelapse sequences of cockroach egg cases hatching and roach nymphs emerging! I think it's both amazing and squirm-inducing footage! Featured here are an American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) and a German cockroach (Blattella germanica).
Check out the other Ant Lab cockroach video, about how adult roaches jump here: • Cockroaches Can Jump &...
Thanks to Prof. Coby Schal & Rick Rick Santangelo for supplying the roaches! Thanks to Nicolás Galvez for assistance on this project.
Music licensed from soundofpicture.com

[@Pengalen]

The most interesting thing about this is how the egg case is this perfectly formed package that looks like it is made of the same thing as the cockroach's outer cuticle, and it's so neatly lined up with a precise number of young inside it.

[@tobenamed610]

This is why I love evolution. Because stuff like this has popped up and it’s amazing to think how things that work this well came to be

[@zzzdee1980]

Masha'Allah

[@赴大家惡化不得好死時]

God

[@SchradeDemise]

Brilliant design or random creation?

[@TimothyMark7]

it's biomechanical you can say

[@Maurrokh]

I was never so torn between 'Aww' and 'Eww'. The hatching is disgusting, but just look at their tiny little heads :'D

[@_g_520]

bro those are roaches you good?

[@Sharkamfss]

I've never been so sure of saying "EWW"

[@Vaquita.]

they are adorable

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

Nope. Just plain EWW

[@theclassicman5595]

then just say "Aeww"

[@criminaltotheworld3154]

Whoever is saying “aww cute” never had a roach infestation before

[@V77710]

Man the smell they leave..and they are so hard to get rid off

[@ertanagaoglu6649]

totally.

[@EloquentiaSerpentis]

If only they didn't like living where we live, they would just be another cool weirdly social beetle to admire.

[@banzai4171]

agree

[@cl3289]

I've never thought of it this way, but it makes SO MUCH sense

[@TheGhoul95]

It's funny because the great majority of cockroach species don't live where we do, it's only a hand full of species that are common pests. People that keep pet roaches usually keep more exotic ones like hissing roaches, dubias, Halloween hissers, porcelain roaches, glowspot roaches, domino roaches, harlequin roaches, question mark roaches, emerald roaches, and many many more. There's so many beautiful species in the hobby and some people never know about them because they only think of the pest roaches!

[@castleanthrax1833]

If you cleaned up after yourself, they wouldn't love it as much.

[@EloquentiaSerpentis]

@@castleanthrax1833 Spoken like someone who's never been poor and/or lived next to conditions, out of your control, that they do love.

[@Mr.MiddleClassPH]

This video was recommended while I'm searching for air fryer chicken recipes and iced coffee! Nice!

[@Barb.u]

Yup, gross but fascinating. I always wondered how they hatched 😅

[@alveolate]

it's truly horrifying... they hatch in SIXTEENS. 😨

[@Aereto]

As someone who grew up in a house whose roach species can FLY, I have seen, held, and crushed roach eggs. If you dealt with flying roaches, you would understand why I am more than willing to touch eggs to destroy eggs.

[@naufalalbari]

@@Aereto me too

[@aliciasam5239]

@@Aereto Some of em can fly and those are the most terrible. Just you there sitting and the rough is flying randomly around eesh

[@point-five-oh6249]

@@Aereto All roaches have wings, and all of them CAN fly, most choose not to unless they are in serious danger, like their usual foul smell diversion and running doesn't get them away. Doesn't mean they're particularly good at flying, but they can get quick bursts of flight, kinda like a grasshopper jumping.

[@tasoganedude]

1:39 The German cockroach Cockroach: "Guten Morgen!"

[@SimplyDuker]

From our POV, it's kinda hard to fathom how such a small package can bear so many units inside that hatch at the same time.

[@stuff4ever]

That's what she said!

[@mislavkrznaric1635]

The clown car of the insect world

[@clark5426]

It's kind of comparable on how some women can have multiple birth or babies inside them in just one birth like sextuplets, octuplets, etc.

[@TheReapersSon]

@@stuff4everthe best opportunistic use of this joke I've seen in some time! Excelsior!! 🤪

[@sergiodelrioreyes7655]

@@mislavkrznaric1635comment of the day right here

[@tattooedgirl22]

This reminds me of when mantis hatch from their egg casing as well. Way more chaotic but similar nonetheless. At least their heads look really similar. Also their egg casing reminds me of a clutch purse almost to a tee. It's kind of crazy how some species of sharks have different shapes but similar egg casings as cockroaches. This world is amazing!

[@bobosnailo]

Yep, both roaches and mantises lay oothecae, theyre also closely related!

[@sienarot]

@Ant Lab do this next!

[@definitivamenteno-malo7919]

Yes, mantises are overhyped roaches. (No, seriously, they are closely related. And termites even more than mantises to roaches)

[@CeeJMantis]

@@definitivamenteno-malo7919 I will say that roaches are underhyped mantids. While they definitely can be bothersome pests, they are fascinating in their own right, and deserve a bit more respect in my opinion. And mantids are objectively awesome

[@definitivamenteno-malo7919]

@@CeeJMantis Yeah, sure, I will respect roaches... that ain't pests. Which, frankly, are the majority of the family. Only 4 or 5 or so are "domestic", the majority are forest dwellers.

[@celtickawaii57]

Cockroaches are born from a little suitcase that's kind of cute.

[@fartingasmr7636]

this is honestly way less gross than vertebrate birthing IMO, thanks for this fascinating footage!

[@kryptonite754]

I know right, like watching mammals give birth is way more disgusting from a visual point of view than roaches hatching, in my opinion anyway 🤣

[@naufalalbari]

@@kryptonite754 NO

[@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263]

Very true

[@Cheshieruu]

@@naufalalbari no to mammal birth, or no to insect birth? because uh, i don't know if you've ever seen someone give birth, but it can get pretty gruesome, and fecal matter is often involved. plus, there can be tearing or prolapsing, and then afterwards there can be preeclampsia which can be fatal. or like, excessive hemorrhaging. and sadly, maternal mortality is a real issue, and it's unfortunately rising... either way, theres a reason people faint during childbirth LMAO

[@naufalalbari]

@@Cheshieruu I said no to insect birth

[@osmia]

I didn't find any of it gross. It was all wonderful to watch! Thanks again for all you share here on your Channel :-)

[@SatanEpic]

Samee

[@pixerhp]

Yeah, they’re actually pretty adorable!

[@OpickHidayato]

Because their are defenseless, a newborn trying to live their life

[@SlapStyleAnims]

I agree

[@edalvis771]

I didn't find it gross either but then I saw the larvae of parasitic waps hatch from a live caterpillar, that definitely grossed me out

[@MattJerkhole]

Thank you for this! I used to have a colony of Death's Head Roaches as a teenager and I actually was able to experience some of those births life. And honestly, it was adorable to see.

[@ceerie7487]

Huh?

[@FRISHR]

Awww that’s cute, now where’s my flamethrower?

[@LegoCookieDoggie]

I love what you do for a job, I am also an entomologist but gosh do I wish I can stare at bugs all day.

[@babygfeva]

Living in South Florida and growing up in the less desirable neighborhoods. I grew up seeing these eggs all the time. For the longest I didn't know what they were. Nothing is worse then seeing your floors and counters move!!

[@sharonsmith36]

Viva la cucaracha! Love the shimmying chorus line emerging, and those tiny black eyes! Having been taught cockroach fear as a child in Florida, I've since learned to respect these very ancient survivors.

[@Aereto]

I was thought fear with FLYING roaches. I would flee the room in the past, but I have a salt gun and foam sword, but roach chitin would necessitate higher salt velocity only achievable with CO2 salt revolver pistol.

[@12midthunder14]

Freaking amazing dude, bugs play a huge and sometimes devastating roll in nature, love your content

[@lucasroman6510]

Kinda cute how the all come out at the same time, looks like some good teamwork

[@empmachine]

How do they all fit ?!!? It's amazing how much cockroaches compress, thanks a bunch for sharing! Wonderful footage!

[@blackvx]

I had to postpone this video a couple of times before I was ready to watch it. It was grossly amazing! 👍👍

[@renc7305]

I'm a Roach Hobbyist and Breeder of pet species and I swear there's nothing cuter than seeing these little guys all happy and free from their egg cases. I just love their cute little heads and eyes SO TEENY

[@TheInfamousDope]

You're sick. Seek help

[@tylerwilliams33]

Still, as someone who is grossed out by roaches as much as the next person, they are really cute little things, they remind me of brine shrimp.

[@renc7305]

@@tylerwilliams33 They're really interesting insects and by far the most fun to raise. I love spiders and mantises but they don't tend to move much. Roaches are very expressive and active little arthropods and they're social so they have cool interactions with each other. By far some of the most intelligent arthropods in the pet industry. Especially Hissing Roaches!

[@tylerwilliams33]

@@renc7305 I had alot growing up and various tanks and enclosures, it's fun to see what a lot of them can do with their numbers and how their little civilization progresses in its own way as they learn and do new stuff, then the process repeats 🤗 I don't keep any at the moment but I totally agree.🙌

[@bon-a-petite9224]

Whats the difference between an German cockroach and a Waterbug? And which two flies? Just asking incase I run into them in the house?

[@Ghost_PM11]

I just kept thinking: Flamethrower

[@garrjammm]

I've never had to deal with cockroaches as pests. Maybe this is why I just find them intelligent, fascinating and even cute sometimes! Awesome video!

[@dabigchina]

Yep, they're great until you almost swallow one because it fell in your water glass at 3am. Growing up poor is a hell of a drug.

[@wonderpunch4984]

Would almost have the same opinion if i knew they didnt bite

[@renc7305]

@@wonderpunch4984 they don't bite actually so feel free to love em! I've raised over 30 species as pets and they don't bite. That's why they're popular as feeder insects, they won't bite your frogs or lizards. They make excellent pet insects!

[@snugglebug861]

@@renc7305 uh they bite

[@renc7305]

@@snugglebug861 Anything with a mouth can bite but roaches don't bite as a defensive tactic. You're more likely to be bitten by a dog. I've literally handled thousands by this point and have never been bitten. Anyone swearing they bite like ants or can actually hurt you is either misinformed or fear mongering. You can read Orin McMonigle's book on roaches; he's THE authority in the world on these insects and has spent decades studying them. He explains how and why they're not a danger to you. You LITERALLY would have to press a roach headline into your arm to force a bite that can't break skin. You have nothing to fear from a roach.

[@MollyHJohns]

The smell alone is the best deterrent. I can smell them through the screen as I watch. So I'll never be inspired by them even if it's actually fascinating to be able to witness the whole process.

[@bogbert7019]

this is super cool!! and those baby roaches are adorable

[@AironNoriaLong]

Omg this is something I've been waiting for ages! Thanks!

[@blorgle]

i love now the babies come out in a little organized line, very cute

[@AllenZomberg]

More cockroach content, please! They are truly amazing insects

[@ayl5405]

🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@sandeep35cool]

You need help brother.

[@jenburkholder6541]

This is interesting considering that I breed dubia roaches for my tarantulas and lizards to eat. Try as I may I've never seen the nymphs emerge. Thank you for sharing, maybe someday I'll catch it, I just had a bunch emerge today but I missed it. Grrr!

[@MaximilianonMars]

A watched egg case never hatches 🤔

[@benderisgreat95able]

You look like a mix between Leonard and Howard, and I love it.

[@7thangelad586]

Oh my! Now I would love to see the same type of video for every insect species!

[@Hmongboi228]

One phrase comes into my head: "SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS.." 💡🤨🤔😂🤣😂

[@superditdit48]

This was fascinating. I love insects but would never see all of this up close! Wonderful.

[@ShadeMeadows]

You know those movies/games where the Alien Eggs somehow resembles the Alien itself? well...

[@watermelonfelon2777]

This isn’t as disgusting as I thought, it was satisfying and cute Lmaoo their lil eyes 😂

[@theultimatehoomanperson6701]

It amazes me how they all fit in there

[@AdroitJake]

I've lived in FL my whole life, I've fished for doodle bugs (stick and spiderweb) that whole time! But I've NEVER seen one hatch into adult form!!!!! Or the "egg"! You rock!!!!

[@_mortiam]

I didn't even know how a cockroach is born until now. Fascinating!

[@toasteddingus6925]

Absolutely love your channel this stuff is amazing, I know it takes you weeks to do this stuff but thank you for your effort

[@koheletcalaforexclan6508]

When the antennas whipped out! Jeez….just seeing them makes me feel weird stuff all over me and brings me close to tears! Why KZbin! Why recommend me this! 🤣

[@i.e.5512]

I'm glad I'm not the only one in the comments who finds them kind of cute 😂

[@BobMuskFan]

They're so cute

[@TimothyMark7]

what i love about insects is how biomechanical they are compared to other organisms the egg pouches the body design and anatomy it's more mechanical like than most normal organisms

[@thegreatgamingkid8252]

Looks like some interesting type of dessert

[@RarelyAChump]

I don't know what you're talking about, the babies are so cute!!!

[@AyratHungryStudent]

It's not gross for me, it's beautiful. I was also surprised that there are more than 1 cockroach in 1 egg case.

[@pyrolatry87]

It's been a while since watching a video on KZbin creeped me out but this did it!

[@tiexcer7444]

This is nightmare fuel for me..

[@JAAS-b7k]

Everybody gangsta until it starts to fly 😏

[@taylorhillard4868]

It looks like a coin purse from hell.

[@Wh40kFinatic]

Only reason people would consider it gross is because they associate roaches with disgusting, filthy places. But if you appreciate them for what they are, by themselves, it can be amazing how your perception of them and other bugs changes. ❤

[@JustinL614]

I've never really felt the experience of being grossed out by anything but if I show my wife this she'd freak out.

[@blackpillr9kr428]

Wow! the life cycle of the people of turkey is beautiful.

[@dawnmichelle4403]

Wow! Fascinating and amazing, even if it's a little 🤢 I love your videos! Thank you for all the work you put into them. 💚

[@MrLampguy233]

That’s cool, I wasn’t planning on sleeping tonight anyway

[@pauljoseph3081]

Where's the flame thrower? 💀

[@anguyenvan1866]

here sir.

[@BustedZ2]

I love how they are .rar compressed inside the egg

[@edd868]

I know it's a timelapse, but I was still disgusted by the thought they look just as fast coming right out of the egg

[@AntLeonardi01]

Looks exactly what I thought a bug expert would look like

[@caro.d]

fascinating, they must be tiny! what's that green patch inside the german ones?

[@alveolate]

yea the green was very striking too... it can't be algae or any sorta chlorophyll right? maybe it's hemolymph? blue blood + something yellow...

[@InvestingBookSummaries]

Insects are cool as long as they are waaaaaay away from my house :)

[@AE1OU]

Step on the eggs. Crush them.

[@admiraldick]

Didn't realise cockroaches came in multipacks like that. Fascinating.

[@haris6523]

Me watching it grows: how amazing it is. *Preparing flamethrower

[@thistexanspov6337]

That is crazy and disgusting!

[@thatboymari6580]

I used to watch this all the time in my apartment as a kid

[@cryptisi5363]

Never thought I’d say “Aww” to a cockroach

[@pourPOURpour]

nothnig brings me more joy then squishing a pregnant roach. very load popping sound

[@badpasters]

i still can't believe that these little guys evolved from crustaceans

[@VacuousCat]

They are clean and cute babies.

[@maddydonuts_]

Lol, the synchronized music made it look like they were doing a little dance!

[@petergambier]

Fascinating footage thanks. Never seen a multiple birth before, some folks really do put all their eggs into one basket.

[@nr1027]

Finally something interesting, haven’t had that for years

[@SendyTheEndless]

1:10 Fascinating and kinda cute... Right up until this point --> 1:28 I think slugs and snails and even worms and snakes are kinda cute, but as soon as those spindly legs appear, I'm resisting the urge to pick up a slipper lol

[@CheseBitez]

why

[@v3lv3t97]

Me seeing empty cockroach egg cases everywhere in my house: *say sike right now PLEASE*

[@Wayne-sn6qy]

Thank you KZbin I don't need you to recommend me this

[@froggo9145]

I saw this playing on a screen at the museum today, and since I was volunteering there I got to watch the roaches hatch again and again for an hour. Very cool.

[@bunjichronologic5865]

This is terrifying for me and I needed to see it all the way through

[@Monochrome2004]

me knowing i have an intense phobia of roaches to the point where im scared even by dead ones but still going to click on this video like

[@yukiharvestfans]

When I was a kid I used to find lots of these egg sacks without knowing what they really are. I would pick them up and pretend they are razors that barbers usually use and shave my sideburns with it 😂 It does felt so good

[@TemplarX2]

This egg sack is marvel of evolution. I thought it would contain only one roach.

[@wawathulu5637]

Theres a taco bell in hell, and this is what a doritos locos supreme looks like.

[@giahypham4111]

Forbidden whoopie pie.

[@johnshadoe]

So roaches have races too. But I have never heard any history of violence between them. That's what a role model in terms of species if you ask me.

[@MantisKungfu]

Cockroaches look dirty,It's actually a very good medicine，This video showed me a side that I couldn't see.Thank you for the video

[@liarspeaksthetruth]

Fascinatingly horrific! (seriously, love all your stuff)

[@CredoVG]

People, what you're looking at here is the perfect evolution of adaptive ability. Cockroaches have been around since the beginning of time.

[@ScYtH-]

It's the middle of the night and i'm watching roaches hatch.

[@ciroargus]

alright. I love arthropods, but I think this is where I draw the line. (love your content)

[@og_pillepalle759]

06:00am - somewhere in Germany me full on MDMA thinkin' abt how awesome this youtube channel is with all this fascinating & satisfying stuff all around the topics animals & insects man i love you

[@user-rx7pd1xv4k]

Strangely comfy comment.

[@charlottem5586]

They're a social species, with learning skills. No wonder, after spending this time all together in these tiny cases ?!

[@cashonly2539]

Mother nature is just simply amazing.

[@luvluvluvluvcats]

Not gross at all. Natural and fascinating

[@4DDOSED]

A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW (most) ANIMALS ARE SO CUTE WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG.

[@MarketingExtraordinaire]

In my country, these egg sacs are a delicacy. My Nan Makes the most delicious sauce she says you know they’re fresh when the egg sack pops in your mouth.

[@gshockbabe6144]

Baby roaches:Surprise!

[@corenisveryconfused]

They are so hecking cute

[@Se7hius]

Before this video I thought only one cockroach would come out of that egg, thank you for showing me the reality is worse :'3

[@roxyroller8492]

Why do i always seem to watch these right as im about to eat 😂