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Roach - Parcoblatta
Copyright © 2007 B. Dyer

Roach - Parcoblatta
Paradise, Butte County, California, USA
June 13, 2007
Size: 2cm
It flew into the room I was in at about 11 PM. I had to chill it for the top-down shot(to take the lid off).

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Contributed by B. Dyer on 14 June, 2007 - 12:43pm
Last updated 28 June, 2007 - 4:31pm

Adult male wood roach.
This is an adult male wood cockroach. They are attracted to lights at night, which may be why it flew indoors. Adult females are wingless. Both genders are strictly outdoor insects as far as where they spend their lives. This one is a "stray:-)"
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 June, 2007 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

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