Landasaw Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I'm very surprised that nobody has mentioned this. Comments? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4121637.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 This has been known for maybe 2 years. It is rare and so far not able to be acquired for study or for the hobby. One could say for the time being it is out of reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 My new roach favorite !! Unfortunately, the species is probably under total protection to make sure the wild population is stable. It'll get to the hobby someday (I hope). The last thing we need is a bunch of people digging up that cave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 That's an old story but more importantly that species is rumored to be 4" which would only tie it with the largest documented species. Also, there's no physical evidence it really isn't two or three inches, just a claim it reaches four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landasaw Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 I know the story has been around...I was just surprised nobody had brought it up here on the forum. Or maybe they had and I just missed it. An interesting story nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Even at 2 or 3 inches, it'd still be awesome. Is there any information on its natural history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Additional links: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01390p025f.pdf http://cavernicoles.wordpress.com/2007/05/...kulirang-karst/ If one were motivated, they might be able to track down some more information from the blogger at the second link...maybe even another photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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