Breeding different species?

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So after browsing around the forums, I've seen that a couple of questions have been asked on cross breeding different beetle species. Please tell me if this is wrong, but I would like to try and breed D tityus and D Granti and get Larvae that has the yellow tint but the longer horns...

Is this wrong from an ethical standpoint?

 
Well because different species aren't capable of producing fertile offspring, it's sort of a dead end for the genes of the parents. And I know it's very frowned upon in the tarantula hobby but I don't know how people feel about hybrid beetles.

 
aspenentomology said:
Well because different species aren't capable of producing fertile offspring, it's sort of a dead end for the genes of the parents. And I know it's very frowned upon in the tarantula hobby but I don't know how people feel about hybrid beetles.
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Why aren't different species aren't capable of producing fertile offspring?Do the genes just not work out?

 
HyprNekoStorm said:
Why aren't different species aren't capable of producing fertile offspring?

Do the genes just not work out?
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As I understand it, this matter - hybrid sterility versus hybrid vigor - is complicated even for experts, since the panoply of molecular/genetic mechanisms playing key roles is still poorly understood. Suffice it to say that interspecific hybrid sterility is encountered much more frequently.

I welcome more detailed explanations from forum members...

 
Even if they do mate I feel like they may have something internal that prevents them from reproducing. The only way to find out for sure is to try it yourself, which will be a challenge.

 
aspenentomology said:
Well because different species aren't capable of producing fertile offspring, it's sort of a dead end for the genes of the parents. And I know it's very frowned upon in the tarantula hobby but I don't know how people feel about hybrid beetles.
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Well actually, several species of Gromphadorhina and Blaberus have been hybridized in captivity, and the resulting hybrids are fertile and can keep reproducing. This has created a lot of confusion in the roach hobby, with many hybrid stocks being sold as purebreds inadvertently.

Personally though, this just makes me question the validity of said species, it may be possible that most of the Gromphadorhina species for example are just one diverse species, which is why the different "species" in the hobby can interbreed and create fertile offspring. Someone needs to do a lot of taxonomical research into that genus for sure, along with Blaberus...

 
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Anyway, to the OP, if you really wanna go for it, sure, why not? Just don't label and sell the hybrids as pure stock, and don't be too disappointed if the resulting offspring end up deformed or sterile.

 
Dynastes Hyllus. Yellow with long horn XD.

btw, some granti are kinda on the yellow side too. you can find them in the wild.

 
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