There are members way more qualified to answer this question but these are my observations.hey guys. i just noticed that there seems to be two strains of idolos in culture. one has a blue or black base to the thorax in the nymph phase while the other has a green base. has any one else noticed this?
Thanks for reinforcing what I thought to be true as well, do you keep any from Kenya?Yes, this has been mentioned in a few posts before. The stock from Tanzania is typically larger (the ones you see in the 11-12 cm range) with less fantastic coloration, while the stocks from Kenya are smaller (9-10 cm) and have more vivid purples and greens.
I've been looking for some kind of grid made of natural fiber. Where do you get it? I've looked at hardware (carpet/tile department) and craft stores.for the gripping surface at the top of the cage i use a hemp grid (1 inch grid) with birch twigs weaved into it. do you guys think hemp is a good gripping/moulting surface?
It's funny because I've also heard the smaller species was more vivid but the specimen I had definitely wasn't. The colors were a little more faded. Just more yellow and lighter in general.Yes, this has been mentioned in a few posts before. The stock from Tanzania is typically larger (the ones you see in the 11-12 cm range) with less fantastic coloration, while the stocks from Kenya are smaller (9-10 cm) and have more vivid purples and greens.
So you rolled your own hemp. :huh: I see...i had to make the grid my self. i will try to get some pics.
The Kenyan was sent to mate my Tanzanian females but he never showed any interest. Makes me wonder if they were even compatible. There is quite a bit of difference.That's great you had an opportunity to work with two stocks, did you mix them at all?
Hmm are we seeing evolution at work?!The Kenyan was sent to mate my Tanzanian females but he never showed any interest. Makes me wonder if they were even compatible. There is quite a bit of difference.
haha no! i just made the grid part by weaving the hemp into a loose weave. this makes me think there are sub species of idolos. do you think that is possible?So you rolled your own hemp. :huh: I see...
The Kenyan was sent to mate my Tanzanian females but he never showed any interest. Makes me wonder if they were even compatible. There is quite a bit of difference.
That's a whole other thread. :lol:Hmm are we seeing evolution at work?!
this makes me think there are sub species of idolos. do you think that is possible?
Yeah, apparently there are regional species. Not sure if they can interbreed. Asking the same question with these Rhombodra cf valida. We'll have to see if my buddy's female produced a viable ooth. Sometimes Rhombodera can look identical to the untrained eye but still be incompatible due to regional changes of the genitalia. Again, much more qualified people here to answer these questions so...sub species can will and often do interbreed where ranges overlap. It could be that they are distinctly different yet closely related species, and the pheromone signals do not work between.
Since they are so similar in appearance, if they ARE distinct species then it is a fairly recent divergence evolutionarily speaking, most likely caused by some type of physical barrier between range overlap.
Sorry to hear that. Can we see a photo of your enclosure to better suggest how to improve it?Idolo Mismolt: Good morning. Just woke up to one of my two L6 females on the ground of the terrarium after a mismolt that took one of her rear legs. She's still alive (for how long, I don't know!)... But I'm wondering what I could have done to have achieved a more successful molt. You guys talk about grids and nets, and I wonder if I missed the memo on that one in my set up. Thanks! -LL
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