lbrit17 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 It looks like one of my hissers antennas are much shorter than the other. Is this an issue or is it just something that's ok and nothing to worry about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlattaAnglicana Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I think you said your hissers were males? If so I don't think this is anything to be too worried about - male hissers fight a lot and often clip each others' antennae short as part of the fight. I have a couple of Elliptorhina javanica males which now have little more than stubs for antennae, as they are always fighting, and they seem otherwise to be perfectly healthy - it doesn't seem to stop them feeding or otherwise getting around OK so I think your hisser will be perfectly fine. Not sure why they do this, I read somewhere it could be that rival males clip the antennae of their "opponents" to stop them smelling out a female so effectively, but I don't know if that's true or not! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbrit17 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Oh ok, thank you, o got so worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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