Zephyr Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 How long do adults of Therea sp. live for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharma Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I don't know for sure but I have the impression that they do it only for a few months... I have well over a hundred nymphs of any instar of T. olegrandjeani but strangely I only have very few adults meaning that they can't live that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugmanPrice Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I’d have to guess four-five months. I keep finding assorted tegmina lying around the enclosure without anything else so it’s hard to tell when they’re knocking off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Some will live longer but mostly three or four months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I have maybe a thousand nymphs, but the adults comeinto a swarm of a few hundred or more, then within a few to several months they have all died off but a few, and then a few months later the cycle starts over. I have not really paid too much attention to it, but I get the impression they go several months as nymphs and then as much or less as adults, with the whole life cycle being a year and a half, maybe somewhat more. Definately far from the lifespan of say a hisser of some type (2 years maybe 3). Personally if I had to repeat any of this thread anywhere else I would go with Orins post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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