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it was several inches long and it's 'antanaes' moved pretty quick.
it moved quickly when it moved. The legs have several points on them.
it moved rapidly when it did. There were several points on it's legs.
Spotted on Sep 17, 2010
Submitted on Dec 13, 2010
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Hi April, there are several species of cockroach in California. The one you've spotted is the oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) aka Water bug. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_co...
I thought this looked a bit interesting.