Keith Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 This has to be the coolest roach species yet! http://io9.com/5937377/these-glow+in+the+dark-cockroaches-look-exactly-like-jawas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchellwk Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 That is just plain awesome. It's too bad they haven't found any recently, fingers crossed they're still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Looks a lot like Lucihormetica grossei, which is in culture but is quite rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchellwk Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Looks a lot like Lucihormetica grossei, which is in culture but is quite rare. Well, rare in culture is a heck of a lot better than not in culture! So, would it be restricted to research facilities, zoos, etc, or do you know of any in private collections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 If its in culture I bet people would pay lots of $ for them! They should try to re-establish a wild population too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOO CENTRE Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 This is Lucihormetica luckae - is not in captivity yet. (Lucihormetica grossei is in captivity.) http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22198-glowing-insects-evolved-surprisingly-recently.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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