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I've noticed in my cricket bin that i have a very huge, completely white one with large wings, has anyone ever seen these? IF so, the heck is this one white while the others are brown? Queen cricket? lol

Just thought it was weird and figured i'd ask. Its my first successful attempt at breeding them and growing them to adult size so if this is nothing abnormal and this is a dumb question to some, i do appologize.

Cheers

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Well, I don't breed crickets, but when I receive a box of 1,000 there are always a handful of big white ones with wings (very exciting for my female beardie). So, it must be normal. Now your question has inspired me to know their function as well!
regards,
althea

The white ones are just recently molted. They will turn brown once the exoskeleton dries out. This happens multiple times during a crickets life, at the last molt when they mature they have wings.

Every cricket does this, there is nothing special about the ones you happen to catch in this state. Roaches do it too, as do many other insects.

Colin

I guess i didnt pay close enough attention to notice them going thru these molting stages. I remember seeing a small white specimen when these adults were small, so figured it had just grown since again im only seeing the one standing out amongst the rest like a sore thumb. But that does make sense, knowing that other insects go thru cocooning and what not to grow and transform, for crickets to have some sort of exterior change as they grow. Duh!

Thanks alot

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James Grigsby - " When you try of all your forces to make your own way, you will help some of others and will be helped by others. As long as you do not make your own way, you cannot help anybody, and nobody can help you. " (Shunryu Suzuki)