Difference between revisions of "Very Large Cockroaches"
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| + | '''Very Large Cockroaches,''' (''Orthoptera, Blattidae nyctiborinae'') Dried. Conditions vary. Collected Palm island, Florida. n.d. ''Gift of Rachi Farrow.'' | ||
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| − | + | <blockquote>There are no really large cockroaches in Vermont. In a few urban areas, and even in larger towns, there are smaller brown cockroaches—usually infesting tenements. The Main Street Museum’s first home, for instance, was severely overrun with these pests. The Museum cats would toy with them, and occasionally eat them. </blockquote> | |
| − | There are no really large cockroaches in Vermont. In a few urban areas, and even in larger towns, there are smaller brown cockroaches—usually infesting tenements. The Main Street Museum’s first home, for instance, was severely overrun with these pests. The Museum cats would toy with them, and occasionally eat them. | + | |
| + | <blockquote>As a metropolitan area, New Orleans, Louisiana has a quite sizable cockroach population. As in all tropical environments, a alarming variety of sizes is noted. This is yet another similarity between New Orleans and the Caribbean. </blockquote> | ||
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| + | ==Species Description== | ||
| + | '''Cockroaches''' (or simply "roaches") are insects of the order ''Blattaria''. This name derives from the Latin name for the [[insect]], ''Blatta''. | ||
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| + | There are about 4,000 species of cockroach, of which 30 species are associated with human habitations and about four species are well known as pests. | ||
| − | + | Among the best-known pest species are the American cockroach, ''Periplaneta americana'', which is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long, the German cockroach, ''Blattella germanica'', about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long, the Asian cockroach, ''Blattella asahinai'', also about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in length, and the Oriental cockroach, ''Blatta orientalis'', about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Tropical cockroaches are often much bigger, and extinct cockroach relatives such as the ''Carboniferous Archimylacris'' and the ''Permian Apthoroblattina'' were several times as large as these, which is both disgusting to think about, and truly frightening. | |
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 3 October 2009
Very Large Cockroaches, (Orthoptera, Blattidae nyctiborinae) Dried. Conditions vary. Collected Palm island, Florida. n.d. Gift of Rachi Farrow.
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There are no really large cockroaches in Vermont. In a few urban areas, and even in larger towns, there are smaller brown cockroaches—usually infesting tenements. The Main Street Museum’s first home, for instance, was severely overrun with these pests. The Museum cats would toy with them, and occasionally eat them.
As a metropolitan area, New Orleans, Louisiana has a quite sizable cockroach population. As in all tropical environments, a alarming variety of sizes is noted. This is yet another similarity between New Orleans and the Caribbean.
Species Description
Cockroaches (or simply "roaches") are insects of the order Blattaria. This name derives from the Latin name for the insect, Blatta.
There are about 4,000 species of cockroach, of which 30 species are associated with human habitations and about four species are well known as pests.
Among the best-known pest species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, which is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long, the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long, the Asian cockroach, Blattella asahinai, also about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in length, and the Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis, about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Tropical cockroaches are often much bigger, and extinct cockroach relatives such as the Carboniferous Archimylacris and the Permian Apthoroblattina were several times as large as these, which is both disgusting to think about, and truly frightening.
