Cockroaches
Cockroaches belong to one of the oldest orders of insects and date back more than 300 million years in the fossil recoird. There are about 4000 known species of cockroaches.
Cockroach Home Page
An enormous resource of cockroach information, including a cockroach family tree, slide show, quiz, FAQ, the illustrated story of how a cockroach nymph sheds its skin, and links to a lot of articles.
An enormous resource of cockroach information, including a cockroach family tree, slide show, quiz, FAQ, the illustrated story of how a cockroach nymph sheds its skin, and links to a lot of articles.
Key to Cockroach Identification
Drawings, descriptions and color photographs to help you identify your cockroaches. The color photographs are available on a separate page so that you can check your conclusions.
Drawings, descriptions and color photographs to help you identify your cockroaches. The color photographs are available on a separate page so that you can check your conclusions.
Periplaneta Americana: American Cockroach
Article by Brad Stetson for Animal Diversity Web, detailing the appearance, behavior, feeding habits, reproduction, habitat, and negative economic importance of this common household pest.
Article by Brad Stetson for Animal Diversity Web, detailing the appearance, behavior, feeding habits, reproduction, habitat, and negative economic importance of this common household pest.
University of South Carolina Roach Camera
Web-cam view of Madagascar hissing cockroaches (a lot of them!) that renews about every minute, and a description of cockroach maternal instincts.
Web-cam view of Madagascar hissing cockroaches (a lot of them!) that renews about every minute, and a description of cockroach maternal instincts.
Yucky Roach World
A humorous introduction to cockroaches for children, with roach anatomy and roach facts.
A humorous introduction to cockroaches for children, with roach anatomy and roach facts.