Keith Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Can anyone tell me what species of blaberus can hybridize with each other? In the past I had a male giganteus mate with a female fusca. No offspring resulted but that might have been to me keeping them cool all year and females died so I never tried it again under proper conditions. If they were actually mating then I believe there still might be a chance offspring could result. Basically how I accomplished this is I put a single mature male giganteus nymph with 4 mature female fusca nymphs, when they matured the male only had fusca around so he could only court them and I witnessed a normal mating. It's ironic to see a larger male mate with a smaller female! Aren't craniifer and discoids closely related to giganteus, shouldn't it be possible for them to hybridize if you can actually persuade them to mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLE18 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 not sure. all i have is dubia right now. but smaller female dogs can mate with bigger males then struggle to give birth, so keep an eye on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Termite48 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 If they hybridize, then it makes one wonder about the definition of a species. There could possibly be an obliteration (in nature) of many species, should insects or other organisms hybridize all the time. I know that is not the issue here. It is whether you can get an offspring from some of the closely related species. My hope it that the answer is "no". Otherwise it can become a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
island reptiles Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 https://www.sites.google.com/site/cockroachcare/zz---the-hybrid-problem this was a good read about hybirds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 https://www.sites.google.com/site/cockroachcare/zz---the-hybrid-problem this was a good read about hybirds I read the article and found this: The best known and readily available hybrids are Blaberus fuscaXcraniifer, fuscaXperuvianus, and Blaberus discoidalisXboliviensis. The myth of a Blaberus giganteus hybrid is just that, a myth. The B. giganteus is related to B. craniifer and fusca but cannot produce viable ootheca together and would rarely attempt breeding. It says the most well known hybrids, but not all Possible hybrids. And just because one person says B giganteus can't hybridize doesn't necessarily mean it can't, plus a reason why its not possible isnt mentioned. Has anyone ever tried to hybridize certain species just to see if it works or not so information about hybrids is updated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Couple of quick questions before I cohabitate some species... Can Byrsotria spp. hybridize with any Blaberus spp.? Can Archimandrita spp. hybridize with and Blaberus spp.? Can Archimandrita spp. hybridize with Byrsotria spp.? I know better than to put different Blaberus species together, but I was wondering about the other mixes. Thanks for any insight. I don't want to make a genetic mess, but I think I am safe housing them together, I just wanted to be sure. I know I might have a few difficulties sorting young nymphs, but that is not my concern at the moment I didn't want to make a whole new thread, so I revived this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Bleeker Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 is a fusca/craniifer hybrid able to reproduce? does anyone have a photo of an adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Fusca craniifer hybrids can reproduce. I don't have any pictures though. Wcbpolish, none of those genus can hybridize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcbpolish Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Fusca craniifer hybrids can reproduce. I don't have any pictures though. Wcbpolish, none of those genus can hybridize Thanks. I thought that was the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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