<i>Blaberus giganteus</i>, Giant Cave Cockroach
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Blaberus giganteus, Giant Cave Cockroach

Blaberus giganteus, Giant Cave Cockroach

Fossil records identify about 600 species of prehistoric cockroaches. Even the earliest ones, which lived 325 million years ago, had a body form very similar to today's cockroaches. Not bad for bug design!
29° 57′ 7.658″ N 90° 3′ 58.618″ W, 14m

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