Illegal importing happens all the time so it's possible people could be doing that to add vigour and you need to understand that color can vary naturally we all know how diet and humidity has been shown to affect Hisser colors.The pure stock in the hobby has little striping as adults, and they are normally orange, not dark brown or black. Though it is possible wild populations could have darker strains, I do not believe any have been imported in recent years, so any dark ones like these in the hobby are most likely hybrids.
That's what I meantNah, probably hybrids between the two species.
No, the reason the various Gromphadorhina and the "princisia" interbreed is all the male genitalia is the same. Species descriptions are based almost entirely on horn/pronotum structure.Wouldn't you need to analyze the roaches genitalia to verify the species?![]()
Oh, I see. Sorry lol!That's what I meant![]()
Now that I'm fairly certain they are hybrids, they will be given to a friend as feeders within the week.
Wow! Really!?!? That seems so subjective. It would be cool if someone ran the DNA.No, the reason the various Gromphadorhina and the "princisia" interbreed is all the male genitalia is the same. Species descriptions are based almost entirely on horn/pronotum structure.