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German Cockroach

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German Cockroach Behaviour
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Interesting Facts about German Cockroaches ...

 


A female German cockroach carries an egg capsule containing around 40 eggs. She drops the capsule prior to hatching. Development from eggs to adults takes 3-4 months. Cockroaches live up to a year.

German Cockroach
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Among the most well-known species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, which is about 3 cm long, the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, about 1½ cm long, the Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai, also about 1½ cm in length, ...

The smaller German cockroach, or Croton bug, Blattella germanica, native to Europe, is the common urban cockroach of the NE United States.

FIG. 19. - Cross sections through Abdomen of German Cockroach Embryo. A (later than fig. 16) magnified 65 times. B (still more advanced, dorsal closure complete) magnified 48 times.
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Most species of cockroaches live in the woods and feed on dead plants, but some species like the American and German cockroaches, often live in peoples' homes and feed on kitchen scraps and garbage. ...

See also: Roach, Cockroach, American Cockroach, Nymph, Mantid