Gromphadorhina portentosa

[BringontheBugs]

Hi Everyone!

Here are a couple photos of my male Madagascar hissing cockroach. I received him from Peter in January and he has since molted one time, and I believe he is now adult because of his feathery antennae that he has gained since the molt ,which I've only seen on adults. I've included a picture of him as a nymph, when he is freshly molted, and him after he gained his orange coloration following the molt.

 

[Hisserdude]

Beautiful! Love how they look when they have just molted, so ghostly pale! 

 

[BringontheBugs]

Thanks! I love it even more when they start drying a little and they get that gray color!

I thought it was also really cool how much he changed in color from only that one molt!

 

[Sticky]

Handsome!

 

[BringontheBugs]

Thanks! He sure is!

 

[BringontheBugs]

Hisserdude, to confirm this is a male right? I wanted to know because I just housed my adult male G.oblongonota with it and wanted to make sure it was a male so there will be no breeding.

 

[Hisserdude]

Hisserdude, to confirm this is a male right? I wanted to know because I just housed my adult male G.oblongonota with it and wanted to make sure it was a male so there will be no breeding.

Yes it looks like a male, and a very nice looking one at that.

 

[BringontheBugs]

Yes it looks like a male, and a very nice looking one at that.

Great, Thanks!