common wood cockroach

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• Pennsylvania wood cockroach — Taxobox name = Pennsylvania wood cockroach regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Blattodea familia = Blattellidae genus = Parcoblatta species = P. pennsylvanica binomial = Parcoblatta pennsylvanica binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

• cockroach — /kok rohch /, n. any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and nocturnal habits and including several common household pests. Also called roach. Cf. American cockroach,… …   Universalium

• cockroach — [käk′rōch΄] n. [Sp cucaracha, wood louse, cockroach, altered by assoc. with COCK1 + ROACH1] any of an order (Blattaria) of insects with long antennae and a flat, soft body: some species are common household pests …   English World dictionary

• Cockroach — For other uses, see Cockroach (disambiguation). Cockroach Common household roaches A) German cockroach B) American cockroach C) Australian cockroach D E) Oriental cockroach (♀ & …   Wikipedia

• orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… …   Universalium

• Termite — Not to be confused with Termit (disambiguation), Thermite, or Turmite. This article is about insects. For other uses, see Termite (disambiguation). Termite Temporal range: 228–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• termite — /terr muyt/, n. any of numerous pale colored, soft bodied, chiefly tropical social insects, of the order Isoptera, that feed on wood, some being highly destructive to buildings, furniture, etc. Also called white ant. [1775 85; taken as sing. of… …   Universalium

• chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …   Universalium

• Orkin — Orkin’s pest specialists use trucks (like the one pictured above) for customer service calls. Orkin is a pest control company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rollins Inc. Contents …   Wikipedia

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• List of Orthoptera and allied insects of Great Britain — NOTOC The following is a list of the species of grasshopper, cricket and allied insects recorded from Britain. The insect orders covered by this list are: * the Orthoptera grasshoppers, groundhoppers, true crickets and bush crickets * the… …   Wikipedia