Nanchantress Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I just received these from Nick (herpetologyfrk) I am fascinated by the black and white segments of the antennae... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 They are adorable little nymphs!! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanchantress Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Thought I would share pics of what those cute little nymphs turned into. Out of the 11 nymphs I bought from herpetologyfrk in February 2012, only 1 turned out to be male. He has been very busy, however, and I now have easily over 50 offspring ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese insect fans Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Can the male glow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanchantress Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 No, the male does not glow because his diet does not include the bioluminescent fungi they would eat in the wild. I feed them dead oak leaves and carrots which, I think, is why the spots are so orange instead of yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wodesorel Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Do they know which type of fungus is required? There are bioluminescent mushroom growing kits for sale, and they're listed as being safe for use around reptiles and amphibians. It would be awesome if the roaches were able to utilize them to glow in captivity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Do they know which type of fungus is required? There are bioluminescent mushroom growing kits for sale, and they're listed as being safe for use around reptiles and amphibians. It would be awesome if the roaches were able to utilize them to glow in captivity! I wouldn't risk it; the fungus which makes them glow is likely at least semi-specific to them and their environment. Experimenting in captivity is possible, but these guys don't reproduce all that easily or quickly from what I've heard (I had a few but they all died), so I wouldn't risk feeding them some random species of bioluminescent fungi to get them to glow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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