lecole4 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 So after I talked with you all about it, I've decided to cultivate my own line of yellow dubia! It's something that makes breeding them a little more exciting (not that I'm not having a blast already!) They are only a "dirty" yellow or tan right now, but I'm hoping to eventually produce a very light animal. One happy yellow family https://www.dropbox.com/s/oslur2h6144oqqk/photo%20apr%2003%2C%209%2014%2006%20pm.jpg?dl=0 A very yellow nymph https://www.dropbox.com/s/mxymt32skp9s1vz/photo%20apr%2003%2C%209%2015%2030%20pm.jpg?dl=0 "Lucy," who was nearly solid orange before this molt https://www.dropbox.com/s/0xc9pvm4sppexr7/photo%20apr%2003%2C%209%2016%2017%20pm.jpg?dl=0 A male with a fancy protonum; a sign of reduced black pigmentation? https://www.dropbox.com/s/l495iwoqx2smqyp/photo%20apr%2003%2C%209%2014%2047%20pm.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Cool! I am interested on how this will turn out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Hisserdude, thank you so much! I'm pretty excited, too. Can't believe I forgot this guy! Very light male with CLEAR protonum! https://www.dropbox.com/s/y3wdbl7iq5l7ub8/photo%20apr%2004%2C%2012%2026%2048%20am.jpg?dl=0 One more light nymph https://www.dropbox.com/s/lb8nai9k6jhqsbu/photo%20apr%2004%2C%2012%2028%2059%20am.jpg?dl=0 *DISCLAIMER* I've just realized how this might look, and the white specks and flakes are NOT grain mites. XD They are bits of oatmeal baby cereal. Messy eaters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Good luck you are on your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre72 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 They are really pretty especially the one on your finger. What's is meant by cultivating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks, Pierre! It's just another word for line breeding. Basically when you separate out animals or plants for selective breeding, you can end up with a "line." Although it's usually used for plants, I like the portmanteau "cultivar," which just stands for "cultivated variety." Been extra busy the past couple of days, but I wanted to show off some more weirdos coming out of my bins! I had to watch all three of these for a few days to make sure it wasn't just an issue of hardening up after a molt. Very light male nymph. Was really surprised at how light yellow he is compared to the gold of most of the others https://dl.dropboxus... 6 09 27 PM.jpg Really bizarre female nymph with a harlequin look; did a double take when I found this one https://dl.dropboxus... 8 33 36 AM.jpg Adult male with a bad molt. He's very short and his wings never fully unfurled, leaving him with curly wings https://dl.dropboxus... 4 59 21 PM.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 The adult male with a bad molt's pronotum looks very dark... No patterning on it. (I think the pattern you see on many blaberid pronotums is actually muscles showing through.) could you post some pictures of "normal" roaches in your colony? (I like dark ones better.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 No problem, Salmonsaladsandwich! My adults are really quite dark with no patterning. That's partly why these yellow ones have been such a surprise. "Normal" adult female from my colony https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19706466/Dubia/Photo%20Apr%2030%2C%2011%2042%2035%20PM.jpg "Normal" adult male from my colony https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19706466/Dubia/Photo%20Apr%2030%2C%2011%2042%2008%20PM.jpg Bonus, new calico nymph https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19706466/Dubia/Photo%20Apr%2030%2C%2011%2043%2015%20PM.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Oh, wow! Those look awesome! I wish my roaches were that dark... And now I see why you think the yellow ones are unusual, if the rest of them look like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Oh yeah, they were quite a surprise! What do your adults look like? Are they quite yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Typical adult female from my colony: http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/salmonsaladsandwic/media/image.jpg1_zps44en703o.jpg.html Darkest one I could find: http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/salmonsaladsandwic/media/image.jpg2_zpsqnty6qjq.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecole4 Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Oooh. I quite like the striped look on your adult females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 A lot of them almost look like tiger hissers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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