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Giant Cockroach

Blaberus sp.

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

This cockroach measures nearly 4" long. Taken at night next to a street lamp. It is so large that you can note the sand/dirt granules on its' body.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 8 weeks into the 6 month dry season

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
LarryGraziano
Boy Keith, I wish I could. I have only seen them in an inactive state, resting somewhere like in these photos.
keithp2012
Thank You for your help, do you know of any plants or fruits they nibble on?
LarryGraziano
Hi Keith! I am not sure which species this is. Although I shoot a few times a week I only see these giant roaches a few times a year. Each time I see them they are usually sedentary. This speciman was sighted during the dry season. Maybe it was foraging dying animals around the street lamp where I shot it. By this time of the year the final water supplies are drying up.
keithp2012
Is this blaberus giganteus or fusca? Any way you could join allpet roaches forum would love video and info about wild specimens so we can better care for captive raised feeders
LarryGraziano
I didn't even know to consider it bayucca. I will check it out now. Glad you enjoyed the spotting Steve!!!
Steve A
Interesting head-plate! Nice spotting
bayucca
What about Blaberus sp.? There is a Blaberus giganteus in Costa Rica. But I am not very familiar with these guys.

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2012

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