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German Cockroach
Blattella germanica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American CockroachPeriplaneta americana
Asian CockroachBlattella asahinai
Amber Wood CockroachEctobius vittiventris
Brown-banded CockroachSupella longipalpa
Tawny CockroachEctobius pallidus
Planuncus tingitanus
Field CockroachBlattella vaga
Dusky CockroachEctobius lapponicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,393 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 886 |
| Canada | 472 |
| Russia | 461 |
| Ontario | 281 |
| New York | 249 |
| Texas | 207 |
| California | 185 |
| Georgia | 168 |
| North Carolina | 152 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Cockroaches and Termites · Blattodea |
| Family | Blattellidae |
| Genus | Blattella |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise German Cockroach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.