Macleays Spectre - Is it legal to have one in the USA

[Raqua]

Well, it is, isn't it ? You need special permission to enter a country ...

 

[Wade]

Macleays Spectre are roaches? They look pretty cool. Personally i am terrified of roaches...because they crawl really fast and fly....and they're just creapy imo. But that species looks pretty neat.

We got sidetracked onto roaches because the same regulations that effect phasmids effect roaches as well, and roaches are very common in the hobby.

Wade

 

[Brando]

We got sidetracked onto roaches because the same regulations that effect phasmids effect roaches as well, and roaches are very common in the hobby.

Wade

ah thanks, i feel dumb, but i guess the only way to learn is to ask.

 

[Wade]

Well, don't feel too dumb, at one time cockroaches, mantids and phasmids were all grouped together with the grasshoppers under Orthoptera.

Annother interesting tidbit about the USDA regs-they also list predators of pollenators as pests, which would include nearly all predatory inverts including tarantulas, scorpions, centipedes, mantids!

Nothing like ridiculous, un-enforcible regulations!

Wade