Hissing roach with white belly

[Gragrac]

My roaches finally arrived and I noticed one of them has a white underside with black spots. Is this rare? Or are they molting or something? Sorry if this is an annoying question, these are my first roaches.

 

[Matt K]

My roaches finally arrived and I noticed one of them has a white underside with black spots. Is this rare? Or are they molting or something? Sorry if this is an annoying question, these are my first roaches.

This is normal, but it really depends on what species you ordered. It could be a "mixed bag" of hissers...

 

[Gragrac]

Ok. I also got one with furry antenna. Is that also normal?

 

[BugmanPrice]

The males have really "furry" antennae. It increases chemoreception surface area.

Ok. I also got one with furry antenna. Is that also normal?

 

[Matt K]

If you like roaches, this is a REALLY great book to have:

http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/3497.html

 

[Gragrac]

That looks like a cool book. I'll see if I can get it soon.