White cockroach
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mutating roaches..
next time got albino roaches..
then cancer..
then balding..
or colorful roaches -
the term for white cockroaches is "molting"
Photo shows that when cockroaches molt they are "white" for a very short time until their exoskeletons harden.
To grow, the young roaches must molt or shed their skin. Each time they cast off their old skin, the new one replacing it has slightly more surface area, providing room for additional tissue to be added later. The new skin is at first soft, pliable, and colorless white. It takes several hours to harden into an exoskeleton. During this time the roach is supported by hydrostatic pressure. This alternation of an exoskeleton with an hydrostatic skeleton occurs seven to eight times prior to adulthood, over a period of four to six months -
really moulting ar
i tot i discovered a new species then can name after me -
Newly molted nymphs are white, but will darken to the normal color within a few hours. Some people mistakenly think these molting individuals are "albino cockroaches."
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
aiyah, im too late.
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y didn u just turn on ur microwave
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cos the oven spoilt
i'm sad to announce that the white c0ckraoch turned brown but died peacefully last night when i was sleeping -
must we observe one minute silence and let all our flags (underwear) fly half mast?
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Omg, you mean you didn't kill and throw it away??
