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order Blattaria - family Blattidae (Roches)

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  adult male

 

American Cockroach (Waterbug) Periplaneta americana

This is the largest of the cockroaches, over 1 1/2" long not counting the antenna.

Photo taken in Taylor County, August 2005

(Native to Texas)

 

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