MrCrackerpants Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 One of my male Elliptorhina javanica (Halloween Madagascar Hissing Roach) with a deformed exoskeleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 That is the craziest cockroach I have ever seen! He was lucky to molt and not die! I'd call him Picasso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wodesorel Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 He really is startlingly stunning. I know it's not good for him, but wow that is a neat mutation! Do you know if it was a bad molt, or bad genes? I'm having trouble figuring out if he twisted while molting and screwed himself up, or if he didn't form right in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 That is the craziest cockroach I have ever seen! He was lucky to molt and not die! I'd call him Picasso Great idea. Picasso it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 He really is startlingly stunning. I know it's not good for him, but wow that is a neat mutation! Do you know if it was a bad molt, or bad genes? I'm having trouble figuring out if he twisted while molting and screwed himself up, or if he didn't form right in the first place. I would assume this is a bad molt. He has fathered many babies so we shall see if it pops up again. So far he is the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Wow! I don't know what I was thinking. This is NOT one of my Elliptorhina javanica (Halloween Madagascar Hissing Roach) but one of my Elliptorhina chopardi (Dwarf Madagascar Hissing Roach). Sorry about that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Wow, that is strange.. Is it that the pronotum and mesonotum fused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Wow, that is strange.. Is it that the pronotum and mesonotum fused? Good question. It looks like it from the pictures but they are not fused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 UPDATE: None of his offspring have molted this way. It would appear to not be genetic (at this point) but I will see if it occurs in his future generations. I am assuming it was an environmental factor of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 It's caused by damage. I had a group of hissers like that once (I acquired them from several sources) and tried breeding (siblings to siblings, sons to the mother, daughters to the father) but no odd ones were produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Thanks for the added info, Acro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I was reading it could be genetic, other case was he was bit after molting and healed weird as body tried to repair itself. Fruit flies can get twisted abdomens from genetic mutation and hissers can get it too, so you never know, but the location is what's odd so mabye it is bad molt that healed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 I was reading it could be genetic, other case was he was bit after molting and healed weird as body tried to repair itself. Fruit flies can get twisted abdomens from genetic mutation and hissers can get it too, so you never know, but the location is what's odd so mabye it is bad molt that healed? Good point. Yes, the location is odd. I have never seen a deformed exoskeleton like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I used to buy odd hissers like that whenever people posted them up on the bug forums (I still have my collection in my freezer waiting until I either mount them for display or sell them off). I tried breeding them in several different ways but they only produced normal babies. I would randomly find "twisted" hissers like that in the colonies I used to keep, however they came out of normal hisser groups and eventually shed out "twisted". I am sure they were normal to begin with because I used to separate and search through my nymphs looking at each and every one. I wanted to find those oddities. After several molts, sometimes one would turn out "twisted" like that. That's why I think damage causes that type of deformity. Unfortunately, they only popped up once every several years, I had grand dreams of creating the "twisted hisser" morph. But check out this thread of hissers with a similar deformity (I actually acquired the roach on post #16): http://www.roachforu...wtopic=925&st=0 Here is one from Arachnoboards: http://www.arachnobo...ttern-on-Hisser Your roach, MrCrackerpants, seems to have the same type of deformity, just in a different area. Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 I used to buy odd hissers like that whenever people posted them up on the bug forums (I still have my collection in my freezer waiting until I either mount them for display or sell them off). I tried breeding them in several different ways but they only produced normal babies. I would randomly find "twisted" hissers like that in the colonies I used to keep, however they came out of normal hisser groups and eventually shed out "twisted". I am sure they were normal to begin with because I used to separate and search through my nymphs looking at each and every one. I wanted to find those oddities. After several molts, sometimes one would turn out "twisted" like that. That's why I think damage causes that type of deformity. Unfortunately, they only popped up once every several years, I had grand dreams of creating the "twisted hisser" morph. But check out this thread of hissers with a similar deformity (I actually acquired the roach on post #16): http://www.roachforu...wtopic=925&st=0 Here is one from Arachnoboards: http://www.arachnobo...ttern-on-Hisser Your roach, MrCrackerpants, seems to have the same type of deformity, just in a different area. Cool! Wow!! Those are cool. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Your welcome! Cool thing is, is that once they get "twisted" they will stay that way. They seem to shed into it, but don't shed out of it. And the ones I had, never had trouble shedding even with their twisted body. Look another: http://www.roachforu...?showtopic=1871 and more photos: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?87119-twisted-Hisser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Your welcome! Cool thing is, is that once they get "twisted" they will stay that way. They seem to shed into it, but don't shed out of it. And the ones I had, never had trouble shedding even with their twisted body. Look another: http://www.roachforu...?showtopic=1871 and more photos: http://www.arachnobo...-twisted-Hisser Cool! It appears to be more common than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 It's not exactly common, but it does happen every so often. I think about all those twisted roaches that go unnoticed by people who don't really look at their roach colonies. And I am sure many people cull the ones that look like that. However I think they are amazing and oddly beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm going to add this here . . . we've got a nice little collection going. http://www.roachforum.com/index.php?showtopic=5042 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 I'm going to add this here . . . we've got a nice little collection going. http://www.roachforu...?showtopic=5042 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Wow, that a one bizarre looking specimen. Are you sure this is E. javanica? Color pattern seems to resemble more of E. chopardi than E. javanica. Edit : Ah...I missed your comment stating that this is E. chopardi. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Wow, that a one bizarre looking specimen. Ya, he was very unique looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpack Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I've just started some colonies so will need to wait a while before checking the individuals. At least I know to check now, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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