Do you know why the lil’ baby hissing cockroaches are white? Do they gain their colour as they age?

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It’s definitely because they are babies, and something to do with their exoskeleton but that’s not quite my wheelhouse and I can’t actually find much about it on google. Maybe @speciesofleastconcern or @drhoz will know!

Insects that have just molted or been born have soft exoskeletons that haven’t hardened yet. All soft new exoskeletons are white, and only take on their colors as they harden up.