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Blaberus discoidalis

Index Blaberus discoidalis

Blaberus discoidalis, commonly known as the discoid cockroach, tropical cockroach, West Indian leaf cockroach, false death's head cockroach, Haitian cockroach, and drummer, is a cockroach native to Central America of the “giant cockroach” family, Blaberidae. [1]

19 relations: Animal, Arthropod, Blaberidae, Blaberus, Blattodea, Cockroach, Cricket, Death's head cockroach, Desiccation, Fuel cell, Infestation, Insect, Insectivore, Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville, Pogona, Prothorax, Short-chain fatty acid, Substrate (aquarium), Tarantula.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Blaberidae

Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae) are the second-largest cockroach family.

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Blaberus

Blaberus is a genus of cockroaches generally found in South America.

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Blattodea

Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites.

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Cockroach

Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattodea, which also includes termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. About four species are well known as pests. The cockroaches are an ancient group, dating back at least as far as the Carboniferous period, some 320 million years ago. Those early ancestors however lacked the internal ovipositors of modern roaches. Cockroaches are somewhat generalized insects without special adaptations like the sucking mouthparts of aphids and other true bugs; they have chewing mouthparts and are likely among the most primitive of living neopteran insects. They are common and hardy insects, and can tolerate a wide range of environments from Arctic cold to tropical heat. Tropical cockroaches are often much bigger than temperate species, and, contrary to popular belief, extinct cockroach relatives and 'roachoids' such as the Carboniferous Archimylacris and the Permian Apthoroblattina were not as large as the biggest modern species. Some species, such as the gregarious German cockroach, have an elaborate social structure involving common shelter, social dependence, information transfer and kin recognition. Cockroaches have appeared in human culture since classical antiquity. They are popularly depicted as dirty pests, though the great majority of species are inoffensive and live in a wide range of habitats around the world.

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Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players each on a cricket field, at the centre of which is a rectangular pitch with a target at each end called the wicket (a set of three wooden stumps upon which two bails sit).

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Death's head cockroach

The true death's head cockroach (Blaberus craniifer) is a cockroach, often confused with the discoid cockroach and is a nice display insect for entomologists and hobbyists due to its striking jack-o-lantern marking on its pronotum (the shield like part above the head) and the black cloak like marking on its wings.

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Desiccation

Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying.

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Fuel cell

A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuel with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.

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Infestation

Infestation is the state of being invaded or overrun by pests or parasites.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Insectivore

robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous plant or animal that eats insects.

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Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville

Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville (his name, before the Revolution, included a particle: Audinet de Serville) was a French entomologist, born on 11 November 1775 in Paris.

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Pogona

Pogona is a genus of reptiles containing nine lizard species (according to some sources, but some others say eight) which are often known by the common name bearded dragons.

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Prothorax

The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs.

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Short-chain fatty acid

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), also referred to as volatile fatty acids (VFAs), are fatty acids with two to six carbon atoms.

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Substrate (aquarium)

The substrate of an aquarium refers to the material used on the tank bottom.

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Tarantula

Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which about 900 species have been identified.

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Blabera rufescens, Blaberus discoidales, Discoid cockroach, Discoid roach, Drummer (cockroach), False death's head cockroach, Haitian cockroach, Tropical cockroach, West Indian leaf cockroach.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaberus_discoidalis

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