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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    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.
    Colorful roach from Monteverde, Costa Rica.