Blaberidae
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Giant cockroaches, or blaberids (family Blaberidae), are the second-largest cockroach family by number of species.[1] Mostly distributed in warmer climates worldwide, this family is based on the American genus Blaberus, but much of the diversity is also found in Africa and Asia.
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Giant cockroaches | |
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Adults and subadults of Blaberus craniifer – the death's head cockroach | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Blattodea |
Superfamily: | Blaberoidea |
Family: | Blaberidae Saussure, 1864 |
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