Biology:Eublaberus posticus
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Short description: Species of cockroach
| Eublaberus posticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Blattodea |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Blaberidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Eublaberus |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">E. posticus |
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| Eublaberus posticus (Erichson, 1848)
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| The range of Eublaberus posticus in Central and South America, shown in red | |
Eublaberus posticus, the orange head cockroach, is a species of cockroach native to Central and South America.[1]
Behaviour
Female individuals of E. posticus have been known to survive for up to 360 days on just water.[2] They mate just after hatching, once the wings have expanded but before the cuticle has hardened. Females have been known to kick at the intersexual junction during intercourse.[3]
References
- ↑ "Berlin Aquarium information plaque". https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eublaberus_posticus_information_plaque.jpg.
- ↑ Ross Piper (3 March 2011). Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, yet Misunderstood Creatures. ABC-CLIO. pp. 276. ISBN 978-0-313-38427-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=nlSX5kDnd78C&pg=PA276.
- ↑ William J. Bell; Louis M. Roth; Christine A. Nalepa (26 June 2007). Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History. JHU Press. pp. 106. ISBN 978-0-8018-8616-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=R7eVRP08kasC&pg=PA106.
Wikidata ☰ Q10489531 entry
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