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Death's head cockroach

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326:, where an aphrodisiac sex pheromone made exclusively by males is emitted through secretions. A close relationship is known to exist between the release of these pheromonal signals from specific glands and the corresponding behaviours of female calling posture and male wing raising. The female licks these secretions while the male slides backwards underneath the female and hooks the edge of the subgenital plate with his phallomere. The female allows insertion by the male into the genital atrium by turning 180 degrees and opening the abdominal cavity. 55: 42: 322:, which stimulates loco-motor activity in the male to approach the female. While the female emits the sex pheromones from pygidial glands, which are located posteriorly on the abdomen, she will also assume a calling posture. The male touches the female with his antennae to assess her as a sexual partner. The male raises his wings and wingsheaths vertically and rotates 180 degrees. The female turns and moves towards the males' abdominal 298:
can regenerate more proximal tissues and structures in a more distal amputation level on its leg after a distal part of the femur foreleg was transplanted to a proximal level of a hindleg tibia. This discovery concluded then that some insects are capable of regenerating certain tissues, and the most
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The spermatophore is made by the male inside the females' genital atrium, which is rejected by her multiple days later due to the secretions of her spermathecal glands. Several days later, an ootheca is laid and placed by the female into her brood sac. The gestation period for
205:. The name death's head comes from the markings on the top of the pronotum: "cranii", which is Latin for "of the head", and "fer", meaning "carry" or "carrier". Due to their unique appearance and certain characteristics, they make an easy to care for pet or display insect for 338:
Both sexes have fully developed wings, but can be distinguished in that the females have a much larger subgenital plate than the males. While sexual dimorphism of the antennae is often seen in other cockroach species, such as
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lasts 55 to 65 days. After this period, the ootheca is ejected and the larvae free themselves from the embryonic covering. During the preoviposition period and during gestation sexual receptivity of females is inhibited.
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is potential prey for both invertebrates, such as spiders, mantids, centipedes, and parasitoid wasps, and vertebrate insectivorous animals, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
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will feed on any organic food source available, including leaf matter. In captivity, it is recommended they are provided foods like fresh fruit and vegetables, wet dog food and moist cereal.
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have wings that possess pink flight muscles capable of supporting sustained flight. However, they generally only glide short distances. Juveniles lack wings and prefer to burrow.
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burrows itself into softer substrates when possible, using its head and pronotum, allowing the cockroach to hide. Cockroaches are
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Pass, Günther (1985). "Gross and fine structure of the antennal circulatory organ in cockroaches (Blattodea, Insecta)".
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Ross, Andrew J. (2012). "Testing decreasing variability of cockroach forewings through time using four Recent species:
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Bohn, Horst (1976-10-15). "Regeneration of proximal tissues from a more distal amputation level in the insect leg (
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secretes a volatile aggregative pheromone from the mandibular glands when engaging in gregarious behaviour.
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are ovoviviparous cockroaches and mate once at a time. The act of mating begins with the female emitting a
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Abed, Dehbia; Tokro, Patrice; Farine, Jean-Pierre; Brossut, Rémy (1993-03-01). "Pheromones in
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burm. (Dictyoptera, Blaberidae) developpement, structure et fonctionnement".
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McGorry, Clare A.; Newman, Caroline N.; Triblehorn, Jeffrey D. (July 2014).
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Quennedey, André; Brossut, Rémy (1975-01-01). "Les glandes mandibulaires de
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insects, meaning they often interact and associate with one another.
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Grillou, Huguette (1973-01-01). "A study of sexual receptivity in
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In response to a predator approaching or after an attack,
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Index

Blaberus craniifer

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Blaberus
Binomial name
Burmeister
cockroach
Blaberidae
discoid cockroach
pronotum
entomologists
hobbyists
Mexico
Central America
gregarious
intercalary
sex pheromone
tergites
Periplaneta americana


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