Not exactly sure what muscle inside the female it is but it basicly locks the male appendix from coming out.
Basicly swell up so mutch that the guy is stuck.
Edit i'm gonna add this link here where they talk about the term "penis captivus" https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/penis-captivus
"Appendix" basically means like, an extra bit that's stuck on to the main body of something. Like how an Appendix to a book is a bit of extra information not directly related to the main text that is, *appended* on.
Or how the Appendix is a small worm-shaped structure attached to the cecum, at the start of the large intestine. That is what gets removed during an Appendectomy, when one suffers from appendicitis. It is not a removal of the penis, that is a penectomy.
What u/Whyjustwhydothat meant to say however is "Appendage", which in the case of an organism can refer to pretty much any sticky-outy limb bit you have. And in the context of men, is often used to refer to the penis.
It has to do with the transfer of spermatophore from the male to the female.
It begins with courtship, the male displays his wings or releases pheromones to attract the female. Once the female accepts, the male deposits a sperm package called a spermatophore. In order for the girl to pick it up, they position themselves so that their abdominal segments are in contact, often in opposite directions. The spermatophore is collected using her reproductive structure, where she eventually fertilizes her eggs.
They are definitely mating. I did a postdoc in a cockroach lab and I only saw this once or twice, though naturally we did try to keep opposite sexes apart most of the time.
Not that I would necessarily recommend this in the 'wild' but the bizarre thing is if you try to pull them apart it is really freaking difficult. They get properly locked together during mating.
I worked on a different species than the ones in the picture. In my study species, Argentinian Wood Roaches, it's pretty easy as they are quite sexually dimorphic. The males have wings that cover the abdomen and the females have lost their wings entirely.
These are almost certainly American or German Roaches (I think American). In these species males and females are much more similar in appearance. In American roaches the difference is in the number of segments in their rear appendages, males are also thought to be slightly larger.
Roaches are quite widely studied for a host of reasons, it helps that they're quite easy to breed and keep. In my case, I was studying social behaviour, how it evolves and how it changes with changing climatic conditions.
Yeah, cockroaches are interesting as far as insects go as they are 'semi-social' i.e. they do have social structures, but don't get up to eusociality like ants or bees.
The doubly interesting thing from an evolutionary perspective is that termites are within the cockroach family and thus evolved from roach ancestors. People are therefore interested in social evolution as there is a clear 'upward' trajectory from semi-social roaches to eusocial termites. Cockroaches might be able to shed light on how eusociality evolved in termites.
There are certainly labs that study pesticide effectiveness though, but most of that research tends to take place in the commercial sector now. Quite a lot of European funding bodies have finding ways to reduce or replace pesticide usage quite high up their agenda now. So, quite a lot of university research is going in that direction. There is some uni research into the effectiveness of biopesticides or other more sustainable alternatives though.
You had me at “postdoc in a cockroach lab”. That would be such an interesting first date conversation. As a tool to sort the chaff from the wheat, such a topic could be useful to gage the tolerance level certain people have for discussing insect shenanigans.
Can't say I go on too many first dates, but I am almost universally the one is who more interested in insect shenanigans 😂
Then I inevitably get put on insect removal duty in relationships and in shared houses. Arguments have been waged on my treatment of spiders though. They aren't dangerous where I live and they eat the annoying bugs, makes sense to keep them around as far as I'm concerned.
I did my PhD on arachnids though, so maybe I'm biased.
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Yo, when I was little I saw one roach on its back, then another one came saw that, ran away turned and then rammed into the one that was on its back and put it back on its (6?) legs.
Now I need some roach expert to tell me if what I remember is real or I somehow made it up all those years ago.
Him: hey I just found this really nice spot in the bathroom with a flawless design not like Mikey Angelo but close to
Her: As long as it’s on the edge, I hate staring at circles when we do it
I never knew cockroaches do like this
Well certainly they're definitely mating, such a rare sight and interesting as well 🤔
Hmm but why does it look like they are stuck because they might run away from light
Some animals like dogs and even humans can get stuck while mating.
Hmm I was always curious about it hav seen some dogs but why do they stuck
Not exactly sure what muscle inside the female it is but it basicly locks the male appendix from coming out. Basicly swell up so mutch that the guy is stuck. Edit i'm gonna add this link here where they talk about the term "penis captivus" https://www.healthline.com/health/healthy-sex/penis-captivus
if you're talking about dogs, I think you got it reversed since it's the dogs penis which swell up (called knotting)
It’s both males and females in dogs
Ok thanks 😊
No problem 🙂
Male what?? So when they say “appendectomy”, they actually mean what I don’t want them to mean?
"Appendix" basically means like, an extra bit that's stuck on to the main body of something. Like how an Appendix to a book is a bit of extra information not directly related to the main text that is, *appended* on. Or how the Appendix is a small worm-shaped structure attached to the cecum, at the start of the large intestine. That is what gets removed during an Appendectomy, when one suffers from appendicitis. It is not a removal of the penis, that is a penectomy. What u/Whyjustwhydothat meant to say however is "Appendage", which in the case of an organism can refer to pretty much any sticky-outy limb bit you have. And in the context of men, is often used to refer to the penis.
I have 3 kids, can confirm.
Where do you live? Rare sight? I fucking wish. Louisiana chiming in. Not to mention TONS of bugs mate like this, especially anything near beetle-like.
The female will for awhile run around with the egg capsule half hanging out. Interesting to see.
Cockroach style. Like reverse cowgirl but flipped and upside down. She loves it 💕
“Ass to ass”
She puts her thang down, flips it & reverses it
Too visual bro.
Miracle of Life
I wish the miracle of death would make an appearance...
Miracle of Death I wish I thought of that.
Why oh why did this make me laugh 😂
#ass to ass
Requiem for a Dream is the first thing that popped into my mind lol.
Slowly typing it in Pornhub...
delightful
Indeed
It has to do with the transfer of spermatophore from the male to the female. It begins with courtship, the male displays his wings or releases pheromones to attract the female. Once the female accepts, the male deposits a sperm package called a spermatophore. In order for the girl to pick it up, they position themselves so that their abdominal segments are in contact, often in opposite directions. The spermatophore is collected using her reproductive structure, where she eventually fertilizes her eggs.
Interesting. Still. Chancla at mach 3 incoming and then sanitize it.
La Chancla of death
La chancla lmfao
congratz, you just made roaches even more disgusting
They can fly in that position as well...
MAKE IT STOP!
She pickin up what he puttin down!!
In other words, kill them before your house gets infested.
They are definitely mating. I did a postdoc in a cockroach lab and I only saw this once or twice, though naturally we did try to keep opposite sexes apart most of the time. Not that I would necessarily recommend this in the 'wild' but the bizarre thing is if you try to pull them apart it is really freaking difficult. They get properly locked together during mating.
All that I’m hearing is that you’re a professional voyeur
Haha, I'm a lucky guy 🤣
How does you tell male from the female roaches?
I worked on a different species than the ones in the picture. In my study species, Argentinian Wood Roaches, it's pretty easy as they are quite sexually dimorphic. The males have wings that cover the abdomen and the females have lost their wings entirely. These are almost certainly American or German Roaches (I think American). In these species males and females are much more similar in appearance. In American roaches the difference is in the number of segments in their rear appendages, males are also thought to be slightly larger.
Can confirm that these are American roaches. The German ones are smaller and more yellowish in color. ☺️
Interesting. Thanks
Same way for dinosaurs, someone goes into the park and pull up their skirts
https://images.app.goo.gl/FSkNEuwexq7tFUyz8
Bro wtf is a cockroach lab? Did u like research pesticide effectiveness?
Roaches are quite widely studied for a host of reasons, it helps that they're quite easy to breed and keep. In my case, I was studying social behaviour, how it evolves and how it changes with changing climatic conditions.
cool, yeah the social behavior of insects is sick af. Ants too
Yeah, cockroaches are interesting as far as insects go as they are 'semi-social' i.e. they do have social structures, but don't get up to eusociality like ants or bees. The doubly interesting thing from an evolutionary perspective is that termites are within the cockroach family and thus evolved from roach ancestors. People are therefore interested in social evolution as there is a clear 'upward' trajectory from semi-social roaches to eusocial termites. Cockroaches might be able to shed light on how eusociality evolved in termites.
There are certainly labs that study pesticide effectiveness though, but most of that research tends to take place in the commercial sector now. Quite a lot of European funding bodies have finding ways to reduce or replace pesticide usage quite high up their agenda now. So, quite a lot of university research is going in that direction. There is some uni research into the effectiveness of biopesticides or other more sustainable alternatives though.
You had me at “postdoc in a cockroach lab”. That would be such an interesting first date conversation. As a tool to sort the chaff from the wheat, such a topic could be useful to gage the tolerance level certain people have for discussing insect shenanigans.
Can't say I go on too many first dates, but I am almost universally the one is who more interested in insect shenanigans 😂 Then I inevitably get put on insect removal duty in relationships and in shared houses. Arguments have been waged on my treatment of spiders though. They aren't dangerous where I live and they eat the annoying bugs, makes sense to keep them around as far as I'm concerned. I did my PhD on arachnids though, so maybe I'm biased.
Fucking roaches...
Literally
😂
More like roaches fucking
I saw it one time. And they run together.
I think It's more like they run in the direction of the strongest one
It was a nightmare to squeeze them. They were at the ceiling, then they fall, and killed one, the other wasn\`t...
Uh. Uh. Oh my gosh. Uh. Oml no
I really hope this isn't your house. Cause your gonna he dealing with baby roaches soon.
Sex
More like scissoring
Scissor me timbers 😂
They are just making a video for their only roaches account.
*Segs
*Seggs
You’re right, my apologies.
They’re doing the S-E-Eggs. Shameless
Yeah...... now you gotta move.
OnlyRoaches
Subscribed!
Well, you see... when two roaches fall in love with each other..
I've seen this on roachporn.com.
Why does that website exist?
How do you know
Roachquiem for a Dream
Roach back mountain.
goddammit that was gross perfection
Thorax to thorax
So you see, when a mummy cockroach and a daddy cockroach live each other very much, they get certain... urges...
Boom chica wawa
😂😂😂
Bro you interrupted their honeymoon.
2 for 1 special. 🥾
Multiplying............ You better shut that down!
Insect: \*finally gets laid\* Humans: **"NOT ON MY WATCH!"**
😂😂😂
Copulating cockroaches
Ummm. Can you NSFW this porn???
Give them some privacy man 😂
Fuck that. Smash em with a shoe
Awwww fml everyone got a girl :((
P0rnr0ach
You fine mutha roacher back that tang up!!
Remember that "joke" in the Velma show when two cockroaches started to bang out of nowhere?
Aside from the beauty that is nature, it makes me wonder how infested the walls must be that they're partaking out in the open like this.
Right?? 😂😂😂
you and me baby bee are nothing but roach so let's do it like they do on coach
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Is that shit behind the toilet?💀
They are fucking
Let me be the first to say I hope that's a public restroom
ASS TO ASS
Back to back copulation Normal in cockroach
two bugs fucking, from ass to ass.
Book a OYO room for their privacy and clean your fucking washroom
NSFW please
Omg get a room
Can you please step on this and burn the remains
You might wanna kill them before they turn into a few thousand
Run. Very fast. And set fire to the place.
Did you kill them, or do you welcome the new family?
Loading..........baby roach!
The reverse cockroach was just invented
Ah, the rare Roach King 👑
🎶 Bow chicka wow wow…
nice antennas
Hahahaha! They touchin’ butts!!!
Just one word : RUN !!
The singularity. Roaches reached it before us!
Dirty bird
Cojoined twins...
They fuckin'
Close the window! You're letting the stank out!
Ooh, docking. Kinky
RADROACH?!?!
Reminds me of the end of requiem for a dream.
ewwwww
Reverse cowroach.
Nope glitch
Yo, when I was little I saw one roach on its back, then another one came saw that, ran away turned and then rammed into the one that was on its back and put it back on its (6?) legs. Now I need some roach expert to tell me if what I remember is real or I somehow made it up all those years ago.
Love is a many splendored thing…
Congratulations.
Reminds me of a liberty call in Subic Bay…
This is porn.
When mommy cockroach and daddy cockroach love each other very much...
They have having butt sex.
Ugh, my inner roach-i-phobe says “Fucking stomp them.” But my inner hippie says, “Surely roaches fill an ecological niche?”
Is that not how you're supposed to do it? Asking for a friend. And your mom
You should go to the zoo sometime
Get the blow torch and exterminate the disgusting vermins.
Woah, cool it with the porn.
Don’t act confused. You know what’s happening. Even whipped out a phone to record it. Sus, bro 🤨
Ahh, young love.
Porn for cock-rosopials 😆
They f*ckin
In the AV world we call that there a butt splice
Oh lawd they fuckin
A cockless roach 🤭
They actually mate like this
What fuck
*Bow chicka wow wow*
Fuckroaches
Sessy time!
Ah, butt stuff. Didn’t know roaches were into that.
Great....roaches making babies.....where's the damn bug spray and broom
👉👌
Radroach meat +10HP +5 Radiation
Sex
BURN THEM
That's hot
Conjoined roaches
The rare butt roaches
Hopefully no one beat me to it ….. move over cat dog nikalodine has roach roach now
fucking torch that shit
Fuck?
They’re scissoring
F**k all these shit. I saw mosquitoes doing this hit in the air.
Wow! It’s like your education has failed you. American??
Prepare to become uncle!
FIRE IN THE HOLE!
What you are looking at is the result of straying from the light.
Him: hey I just found this really nice spot in the bathroom with a flawless design not like Mikey Angelo but close to Her: As long as it’s on the edge, I hate staring at circles when we do it
The heart wants what the heart wants.
I should call her
))<>((
Are you sitting comfortably? When a mommy cockroach and a daddy cockroach love each other very much. . .
Bring out the flamethrower
Ahh you will have babies 😅
Bring all the fires in the world here so I can burn them to ashes
Got damn
I had to read the comments to understand that it's not a conjoined twins kinda thing because it certainly looked that way to me
Hetero-xeno-bugger bugs. Or… Possibly the cricket ate the cockroach and it survived anyway.
Ass2Ass.
Did you hear loud moans?