
Cockroaches (or simply "roaches") are insects of the order Blattaria. This name derives from the Latin word for "cockroach", Barata.
There are about 4,000 species of cockroach, of which 30 species are associated with human habitations and about four species are well known as pests.
Among the best-known pest species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, which is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long, the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) long, theAsian cockroach, Blattella asahinai, also about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in length, and the Oriental cockroach,Blatta orientalis, about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). Tropical cockroaches are often much bigger, and extinct cockroach relatives such as the Carboniferous Archimylacris and the Permian Apthoroblattina were several times as large as these.
What to do IN CASE of an “encounter” with a Cockroach or ENCOUNTER 101:
STEP 1. Don't run, he will run first !!!!
STEP 2. Don't yell, he's already trying to hide...
STEP 3. Don't. He has a family too. Why killing him? Move…he was there first !!!
STEP 4. You will never win the fight… but, go one…everybody tries at a certain point in life...
Nah... just scream... it trumps all your steps because someone or many someones will run to your rescue. Not that Sarita or I would know anything about that...
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