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     How to Spot and Stop Them
    How to Spot and Stop Them
    Cockroaches are among the most primitive and resilient insects on the planet. They have been around for more than 300 million years and can survive in almost any environment.
    Taxonomy and evolution

    Cockroaches are members of the superorder Dictyoptera, which includes the termites and mantids, a group of insects once thought to be separate from cockroaches. Currently, 4,600 species and over 460 g… See more

    Description

    Most species of cockroach are about the size of a thumbnail, but several species are notably larger. The world's heaviest cockroach is the Australian giant burrowing cockroach Macropanesthia rhinoceros, which can r… See more

    Distribution and habitat

    Cockroaches are abundant throughout the world and live in a wide range of environments, especially in the tropics and subtropics. Cockroaches can withstand extremely low temperatures, allowing them to live in the … See more

    Behavior

    Cockroaches are social insects; a large number of species are either gregarious or inclined to aggregate, and a slightly smaller number exhibit parental care. It used to be thought that cockroaches aggregated because th… See more

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