Zephyr Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 This is a P. surinamensis individual with the jigsaw deformity. If these are parthenogenic, how could this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Poor little roach! What stage is it (how long has it been living like that)? I don't have a clue how it happened, maybe damage in the egg causes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Poor little roach! What stage is it (how long has it been living like that)? I don't have a clue how it happened, maybe damage in the egg causes it. It's looks to be at the last instar before adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 That deformity is also found in millipedes, pseudoscorpions and possibly every segmented invertebrate. It may not be genetic, however, arthropods that reproduce through parthenogenesis aren't perfect genetic replicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Is this a type of Hox mutation? Is there a name for this phenotype variance besides "jigsaw"? I'd like to find out more about this. That deformity is also found in millipedes, pseudoscorpions and possibly every segmented invertebrate. It may not be genetic, however, arthropods that reproduce through parthenogenesis aren't perfect genetic replicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 So will this lady produce normal or odd young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 She's an adult now, and I'm waiting on babies hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Keep us updated I'm excited!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSnake Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Keep us updated I'm excited!!! Likely she will produce normal young as the defect would be unlikely to be genetic in origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Babies were produced a month ago. Waiting for them to get bigger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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