#blattidae

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exquisite creature chilling under some gumtree bark.

Unknown Cockroach (genus Methana).

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Florida skunk roach (Eurycotis floridana) grazing on wheat bran

[herpsandbirds]

Mitchell's Diurnal Cockroach (Polyzosteria mitchelli), family Blattidae, order Blattodea, Bunjil, Western Australia

photograph by v_winter

[anime-insect-of-the-day]

Today’s anime insects of the day are: the giant cockroaches from Gintama

Order: Blattodea

Family: Blattidae(?)

[crevicedwelling]

cockroaches have always been a group I hold in high esteem among the insects, and I saw a lot of nice ones in Singapore & Malaysia this past summer.

first is the tiny Pseudophyllodromia laticeps, whose name means ‘broad-headed’ but really most of its head are huge eyes! unlike the rest of these cockroaches, which are nocturnal, these flit around in daylight like houseflies and are just as quick to take flight when approached.

I’m not fully sure what these next two are, perhaps blatellids.

Allacta is another pseudophyllodromiid and a very charming one, with delicate white markings on a shiny black background.

epilamprines are a lovely group of blaberid cockroaches that are diverse in the area; these three were Rhabdoblatta of three different species. the last one there was probably the prettiest roach I saw on the trip; sadly it was found dead on the path.

Pseudophorapsis nebulosa is a big epilamprine that tucks away its appendages and resembles a dead leaf during the day.

I’m not sure what these next two were, possibly more blaberids?

a male Pycnoscelus indicus was a nice sight—while very common, I’m only used to seeing female Pycnoscelus surinamensis, which descends directly from that species! several lineages of P. indicus independently developed the ability to clone themselves instead of mating; these female-only strains are together known as P. surinamensis.

the roach on the right is Ergaula pilosa, a cute burrowing cockroach (Corydiidae).

these two nonnative species need no introduction: Periplaneta australasiae and Periplaneta americana (Blattidae), two species that are big “pest” roaches worldwide. these two were just chilling in the forest, however.

blattids are a funny group since one bunch are all “pest roach-y” (the blattines above) but the rest are strictly outdoor species ranging from wildly colorful Australian forms to bumpy, ornate archiblattines like this Catara rugosicollis. I missed getting photos of another lovely species, Protagonista pertristis, which sprayed my hands with an eye-wateringly-powerful scent of oranges before making her escape into the leaf litter.

[onenicebugperday]

Asian rough cockroach, Catara rugosicollis, Blattidae

Photos 1-2 show females and 3-4 show males

Photos 1-3 by nakarb and 4 by jungle_johnny

[academiccockroach]

I’m not a girlwoman or a boyman but some secret, third thing (Blattidae; sp.: Periplaneta americana)

[ratsonas]

my entom professor complains about us doing poorly on the exam as if he did not teach us saying shit like. blattidae looks like a normal cockroach. psyllidae looks like a tiny cicada. sir how do i tell them apart from other families

[rattyexplores]

When the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) molts, it briefly turns white. Disgusting, but still quite cute.

17/12/21

[bugsandnaturethings]

Found a cockroach eating a worm the other day....

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Pretty roaches! Look at that caramel color!

[herpsandbirds]

Hi you're the blog who identified bugs right? I found this guy in my bathroom in Columbus ohio at 2am, scared the shit outta me. He's one of the biggest bugs ive ever seen. I got these pictures during the catch and release mission.

I am ONE OF THE blogs that identifies bugs, yes.

I'm happy to ID this for you...

This looks like an Oriental Cockroach (Blatta orientalis), family Blattidae, order Blattodea.

It's a little hard to tell from the blurry photos, so check out these links, and see what you think.

Oriental cockroach - Wikipedia

oriental cockroach - Blatta orientalis Linnaeus (ufl.edu)

Oriental Cockroaches (psu.edu)

[biojewy]

The female American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) naturally produces the sex pheromone, Periplanone B.

Photo by P.G. Koehler

[insinirate]

dress shirts and ties are classy as hell stfu

only loser dads (you) wear dress shirts and ties for fun, dad

[onenicebugperday]

@tadaubs submitted: I know that these kids have a bad reputation, but they are some of the recyclers of nature, and not all of them want to infest your home. They eat decaying organic matter that has trapped nitrogen and then pass that along to our plant friends through their feces, along with providing excellent protein and nutrition to many animals. Here are the first two I have had the pleasure to photograph from the family Blattidae here on Oahu, HI. American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana) Look at their GLORIOUS antennae, longer than their body! and my new favorite of the Blattidae family, a wonderful Harlequin Roach (Neostylopyga rhombifolia) 🥰

Yes cockroaches have such a bad reputation but they are super important as you said! Plus I think they’re adorable up close. And the harlequin roach is especially beautiful! Thank you for sharing these nice friends and giving them the appreciation they deserve 🖤