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BlackBug - Blatta orientalis - female
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BlackBug - Blatta orientalis - Female
Raton, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
August 25, 2018
Size: 1.25" or so
On the sidewalk on main street, 8 AM
Contributed by lkcamp on 26 August, 2018 - 10:10pm
Last updated 4 October, 2018 - 2:32am

Moved, cropped the image...
Looks like an adult female Blatta orientalis.

Moved from Cockroaches and Termites.
… Hisserdude, 4 October, 2018 - 2:28am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Cockroach of some kind. Others will be able to tell you more.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 August, 2018 - 10:38pm

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