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Blaberus discoidalis, commonly known as the discoid cockroach, [2] tropical cockroach, [3] West Indian leaf cockroach, [3] false death's head cockroach, [4] [5] Haitian cockroach, [6] and drummer, [7] is a cockroach native to Central America of the "giant cockroach" family, Blaberidae. [6] [8] The adult is around 35–45 mm (1.4–1.8 in) in ...
[6] [7] The name "cockroach" comes from the Spanish word for cockroach, cucaracha, transformed by 1620s English folk etymology into "cock" and "roach". [8] The scientific name derives from the Latin blatta, "an insect that shuns the light", which in classical Latin was applied not only to cockroaches, but also to mantids. [9] [10]
Phonotaxis is the movement of an organism in response to sound. Phototaxis is the movement of an organism in response to light: that is, the response to variation in light intensity and direction. [8] [22] Negative phototaxis, or movement away from a light source, is demonstrated in some insects, such as cockroaches. [8]
The number of segments in an antenna varies amongst insects, with higher flies having 3-6 segments, [21] while adult cockroaches can have over 140. [22] The general shape of the antennae is also quite variable, but the first segment (the one attached to the head) is always called the scape, and the second segment is called the pedicel.
The desert cockroach can gain weight by absorption of water vapor from unsaturated atmospheres above 82.5% relative humidity.Blocking the anus or the dorsal surface with wax does not prevent water vapor uptake, but interference with movements of the mouthparts or blocking the mouth with wax prevents such uptake.
Fitzgerald says cyborg search and rescue beetles or cockroaches might be able to help in disaster situations by finding and reporting the location of survivors and delivering lifesaving drugs to ...
Saltoblattella montistabularis is a species of jumping cockroach, in the tribe Baltini known only from Table Mountain near Cape Town, South Africa. [1] Both the species and genus were newly described in 2009. [1] Researchers nicknamed the species leaproach. [2]
Blaberus giganteus, the Central American giant cave cockroach or Brazilian cockroach, is a cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. One of the world's largest cockroaches , it is native to the warm parts of the Neotropical realm .