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Giant Cave Cockroach

Blaberus colosseus

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Description:

Huge cockroach about 7 cm long (2.76 inches) in the mosquito net in my cabin in the jungle.

Habitat:

Peruvian Amazon near Iquitos

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Walking Leaf
Walking Leaf 11 years ago
Giant Cave Roach
Blaberus colosseus


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LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Stephen Solomons

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LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Walking Leaf for the ID

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 11 years ago

nice

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Yes it looks nicer than other cockroaches but its big size was menacing

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Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Actually this one is very nice compare to other species.

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LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Indiana, Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Sep 20, 2008
Submitted on Jul 5, 2012

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