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German! - Blattella germanica - female

German! - Blattella germanica - Female
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
August 12, 2006
ID'ed mainly due to flightlessness and house-infestingness.

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German! - Blattella germanica - female German! - Blattella germanica - female

And is that the ootheca poking out the back?
Cool shots! I read on this site that unlike other roaches, the german female carries her ootheca for up to a month.

 
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Yep, that is the ootheca. I didn't know they carried it around so long.

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