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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Cockroaches and Termites (Blattodea) » Blattoidea » Blattidae » Blattinae » Periplaneta » American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
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American Cockroach? - Periplaneta americana
Copyright © 2008 Andrew Meeds

American Cockroach? - Periplaneta americana
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
July 8, 2008
Size: 1.5 inches, some more
Saw these monsters all over! So cool. This one ended up jumping on my face after I pursued it to get these shots... That was certainly interesting... Is this an American Cockroach/ Palmetto Bug?
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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 13 July, 2008 - 3:53pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 3:11am

American Cockroach
I must say im sorry to have killed one of these creatures in my home once !! but when i did, they strangest thing happened.....a long worm like thing came from out it's ass, and was trying to flee....it was about 4 cm long and about 2mm wide..........can any body explain that to me please !!! Thanks Jace
… jace lyte, 18 August, 2008 - 3:45am login or register to post comments

 
that should read its ass...
Shame shame... its vs. it's.

Sounds to me like it was some sort of parasite?
… Andrew Meeds, 18 August, 2008 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
To answer the question, yes, this is an American roach. Australian roaches have a pale streak across each "shoulder." They also speak with a charming accent (ok, so I made 'that' up:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 July, 2008 - 2:03am login or register to post comments

 
haha
would love to see that
… Andrew Meeds, 14 July, 2008 - 3:10am login or register to post comments

coackroaches
Man these things are gross. I live in Corpus Christi, Texas, Believe me there's no shortage of those here. Watch them movie Joe's Apt.
… Angelita Peralez, 13 July, 2008 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

 
you kidding?
I love these things... So amazing... they could survive a freaking nuclear fallout apparently...
… Andrew Meeds, 13 July, 2008 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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