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Surinam Cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis)
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Copyright © 2008
Andrew Meeds
Wood Roach? -
Pycnoscelus surinamensis
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: inch
Found on side of church where we were making repairs. What's with the thing on the posterior?
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Contributed by
Andrew Meeds
on 13 July, 2008 - 3:55pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 3:12am
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This is an adult Surinam cockroach. Looks like debris stuck to the posterior, not part of the insect, certainly.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 14 July, 2008 - 2:02am
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Thanks a lot Eric.
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Andrew Meeds
, 14 July, 2008 - 3:11am
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