Jondice Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 The first of 8 nymphs I have recent matured to adulthood. All seemd fairly normal at first except one of the "under wings" was a bit malformed and sticking out slightly, but it didn't look as if it was really bothering the roach. A day later I noticed that the wings still feel very soft, much softer than I remember when I handled an adult about half a year ago. Is it normal for the wings to take over a day to harden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jondice Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Just wanted to follow up to my own question. It appears to be totally normal! It takes a few days for the wings (and exoskeleton, I suppose) to completely harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Just wanted to follow up to my own question. It appears to be totally normal! It takes a few days for the wings (and exoskeleton, I suppose) to completely harden. Glad to hear that! I don't know about Archimandrita tesselata, but Blaberus wings take a few days to harden and darken up completely, good to know the same goes for that genus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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