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Cockroaches
Periplaneta americana or the American Cockcroach, found in Porter's Neck NC. It is one of the most common cockroach species in North America second only to the German Cockroach and typically range in size from one to two inches. I found this one on Sunday under a counter in a kitchen at my work as I was preparing the new kitchen for the summer service. American Cockroaches usually are found in sewers and moist environments but can also be found where food is prepared and stored. They are mostly scavengers and hide behind stoves becuase of the food that falls through the cracks are an easy source of food for these animals.
The female cackroaches lay eggs in sacs called ootheca which generally hold sixteen eggs and are layed on everage every week. This fast rate of reproductivity allows for more offspring to survive and to pass on favorable traits and is a part of how they are hard to eradicate. This adaptation is a part of the animals fitness and will be passed on to its future generations.
entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/roaches/american_cockr...
Cockroaches
Periplaneta americana or the American Cockcroach, found in Porter's Neck NC. It is one of the most common cockroach species in North America second only to the German Cockroach and typically range in size from one to two inches. I found this one on Sunday under a counter in a kitchen at my work as I was preparing the new kitchen for the summer service. American Cockroaches usually are found in sewers and moist environments but can also be found where food is prepared and stored. They are mostly scavengers and hide behind stoves becuase of the food that falls through the cracks are an easy source of food for these animals.
The female cackroaches lay eggs in sacs called ootheca which generally hold sixteen eggs and are layed on everage every week. This fast rate of reproductivity allows for more offspring to survive and to pass on favorable traits and is a part of how they are hard to eradicate. This adaptation is a part of the animals fitness and will be passed on to its future generations.
entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/roaches/american_cockr...