German Cockroach

Blatella germanica

Description

Blatella germanica varies widely in color from brown to almost black, and has two dark, roughly parallel stripes on the pronotum that run anteroposteriorly from the back of the head to the base of the wing. Although this cockroach has wings, it can barely fly, although it can glide if disturbed.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

1.6 cm

No

Nocturnal

Om

Omnivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Blattodea

FAMILY

:

Ectobiidae

GENUS

:

Blatella

SPECIES

:

Blatella germanica

Distribution

Blatella germanica is found in many human buildings, especially restaurants, food processing facilities, hotels, and institutions such as nursing homes. In cold climates, it is only found near human habitation, as it cannot survive in severe cold weather.

Geography

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Habits and Lifestyle

This species is active at night.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Biome

Human environment

Climate Zone

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Diet and Nutrition

This species is an all-eater or omnivore. Mainly eat meat, starch, sugar, and fatty foods. But if starved these cockroaches can become cannibals.

Diet : Omnivora

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Reference

  1. German Cockroach on Wikipedia article