Cockroaches

Cockroaches - Order Blattodea
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  • Giant Leaf or Peppered Cockroach, Archimandrita tesselata, from Belize.

    Giant Leaf or Peppered Cockroach, Archimandrita tesselata, from Belize.

  • A cockroach (Blattodea) feeds on a rotting fig in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Cockroaches have a bad reputation, but it's an unjustified one - less than one percent of all roach species interact with human habitats as pests, while the vast majority perform important ecological roles by feeding on decaying organic matter.

    A cockroach (Blattodea) feeds on a rotting fig in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Cockroaches have a bad reputation, but it's an unjustified one - less than one percent of all roach species interact with human habitats as pests, while the vast majority perform important ecological roles by feeding on decaying organic matter.

  • Colorful roach from Monteverde, Costa Rica.

    Colorful roach from Monteverde, Costa Rica.

  • Female cockroach with ootheca (egg case) from Monteverde, Costa Rica.

    Female cockroach with ootheca (egg case) from Monteverde, Costa Rica.

  • A Green Banana Cockroach, Panchlora nivea, preens her antennae in Panama.

    A Green Banana Cockroach, Panchlora nivea, preens her antennae in Panama.

  • Roach nymph from Panama.

    Roach nymph from Panama.

  • This roach appears to have a phylogenetic tree (or two) on its back. (Panama)

    This roach appears to have a phylogenetic tree (or two) on its back. (Panama)

  • Giant Peppered Roach, Archimandrita sp., from Panama.

    Giant Peppered Roach, Archimandrita sp., from Panama.

  • Florida woods roach,
Eurycotis floridana, from the Timucuan Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida.

    Florida woods roach, Eurycotis floridana, from the Timucuan Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida.

  • A lovely jungle roach from Panama.

    A lovely jungle roach from Panama.

  • A young forest roach explores the undergrowth in Puerto Rico.

    A young forest roach explores the undergrowth in Puerto Rico.

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    A Green Banana Cockroach, Panchlora nivea, preens her antennae in Panama.
    Roach nymph from Panama.
    This roach appears to have a phylogenetic tree (or two) on its back. (Panama)