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"Mosaic" Dubia?

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I was sorting through my dubia bins and I found this little guy. I thought he was neat, so I decided to take his picture. ;) He has a mosaic look about him that I like.
 

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Looks like he just shed his skin and the pigment is starting to return. They're pure white when they shed. Neat photo!
 
I have seen them white (post shed) and have seen them with their coloring coming back in after a molt, but never in a pattern like this. Learn something new every day! ;)
 
Neat!! I don't even have anything to feed them too and I can't wait to set up a colony.

Are you going to try to prove it out :D
 
LOL! They are addictive. I have started keeping some species as pets just because they are so much fun.

Almost a full day later and this roach still looks the exact same. I am trying really hard not to give him a name and his own special tank. He's still in the tub with my nymph colony, but he's really easy to spot when you move the egg crates around so I won't accidentally give him to a dragon. ;)
 
I found one similar in my colony. Now idea how she ended up like this:
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That was taken a few days ago, but I'm about to go clean the tub and I'll let you all know if she's still 'mottled' like that.
 
I think that would be a fun little breeding project! Who knows, maybe white dubia roaches would be easier to catch for reptiles in naturalistic vivaria, since they'd stick out against the dark background easier?
 
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