may I request some cockroaches?
Panchlora regalis, family Blaberidae, found in Suriname and French Guiana
photographs: Maruyama-M. & Jérémie Lapèze
Eunyctibora bicolor, family Ectobiidae, Peru
photograph byĀ Geoff Gallice
Mitchellās Diurnal CockroachĀ (Polyzosteria mitchelli), family Blattidae, order Blattodea, Bunjil, Western Australia
Emerald CockroachĀ (Pseudoglomeris magnifica), family Blaberidae, found in Viet Nam and Southern China
photograph byĀ Richardās Inverts
Blister Beetle Mimic Wood RoachĀ (Melyroidea magnifica), family Polyphagidae, found in Peru and Ecuador
Claims have been made by researchers that this species is eusocial (at least partially, like honeybees, many ants, and termites).
However this assertion is not accepted by many entomologists. The original researchers that posited eusociality in this communal species made many dubious assumptions.
This species obviouslyĀ mimics blister beetlesĀ that can blast caustic chemicals at predators. The cockroach cannot, however.
photograph from:Ā Anton Sorokin &Ā Adrian Tejedor
Ladybird Mimic Cockroach (Prosoplectasp.), family Ectobiidae, Los Baños, Luzon, Philippines
photograph byĀ George Beccaloni
Eushelfordia pica, family Ectobiidae, Ecuador
photograph byĀ Andreas Kay
Ball CockroachĀ (Perisphaerus spp.), family Blaberidae, Singapore
L - exuvia (shed exoskeleton) R - actual cockroach