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Panchlora regalis, family Blaberidae, found in Suriname and French Guiana
photographs: Maruyama-M. & Jérémie Lapèze
Eunyctibora bicolor, family Ectobiidae, Peru
photograph by Geoff Gallice
Mitchell’s Diurnal Cockroach (Polyzosteria mitchelli), family Blattidae, order Blattodea, Bunjil, Western Australia
Emerald Cockroach (Pseudoglomeris magnifica), family Blaberidae, found in Viet Nam and Southern China
photograph by Richard’s Inverts
Blister Beetle Mimic Wood Roach (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 obviously mimics blister beetles that can blast caustic chemicals at predators. The cockroach cannot, however.
photograph from: Anton Sorokin & Adrian Tejedor
Ladybird Mimic Cockroach (Prosoplectasp.), family Ectobiidae, Los Baños, Luzon, Philippines
photograph by George Beccaloni
Eushelfordia pica, family Ectobiidae, Ecuador
photograph by Andreas Kay
Ball Cockroach (Perisphaerus spp.), family Blaberidae, Singapore
L - exuvia (shed exoskeleton) R - actual cockroach
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