Stats

Lifespan: A few months
Size: Small
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Colony
Biome: Human settlements
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Running
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Uncommon

About

One of the world's most successful indoor insects, the German cockroach thrives in warm kitchens and bathrooms on every inhabited continent. Despite its name, it likely originated in South Asia, and a single female can produce hundreds of offspring in her lifetime.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattellidae
Genus: Blattella
Species: Blattella germanica