Stats

Lifespan

10 months

Size

Small

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Burrowing

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Uncommon

About

Surinam cockroaches are the most common and widespread species of plant pest, found in tropical, subtropical, and even temperate regions around the world. They have evolved from their sexual ancestor to reproduce entirely asexually, making them extremely resilient and difficult to control.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Blattodea

Family

Blaberidae

Genus

Pycnoscelus

Species

Pycnoscelus surinamensis