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white cockroach

"Insects believed to be albino cockroaches are actually newly molted cockroaches. When a roach outgrows its exterior casing, known as the cuticle, it splits the cuticle and sheds it. The soft skin beneath appears white. Within a few hours, the new cuticles will harden and darken, appearing more like the typical coloration of its species."---Orkin.com

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Uploaded on April 16, 2015
Taken on April 15, 2015