luketoms Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hi guys, I am hoping you can help me out. One of my Macropanesthia rhinoceros, which I have had for months now, has started rolling itself on to its back and I am not sure why, I have seen others mentioning this might be to do with shedding? Does anyone out there know for sure? Thanks, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbrush Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I have 18 of these guys for 5 months now, and I have seen a few start molting right in front of me as well, and I have never seen any of them roll themselves over, not for any reasons I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticul Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I hope somebody can help. I'd hate to see something happen that could have been prevented How many of these guys do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticul Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I read this "Macropanesthia rhinoceros is named for the blunt, horn-like processes projecting from the surface of the pronotum in males (Froggatt, 1906). Individuals of M. rhinoceros are most often observed above ground when they have “fallen on to their backs and are unable to right themselves” (Day, 1950). It is unknown if these are all males, and the result of nocturnal battles. The allometry of male combat weaponry has not been examined in cockroaches." (page 3 of Cockroaches-Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History, underlining added) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ticul Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Any updates on your roaches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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