Cockroach

Cockroaches
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota[?] Superorder: Neoptera[?] Order: Blattodea
Families
Blaberidae[?] Blattellidae[?] Blattidae[?] Cryptocercidae[?] Polyphagidae[?] Ref: ITIS 102427 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102427) 2002-12-11

A cockroach is an insect of the order Blattodea (or Blattaria). The typical American or German cockroach is about 3 cm long, but tropical cockroaches can be much bigger. They are often found around garbage and are considered a pest in the kitchen. Female cockroaches, or henroaches, are sometimes seen carrying egg cases on the end of their abdomen; the egg case holds about 30 long, thin eggs, laid along the case. The eggs hatch into pale yellow nymphs that quickly inflate themselves with air and harden.