Megaloblatta
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| Megaloblatta | |
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| Megaloblatta longipennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Ectobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Nyctiborinae |
| Genus: | Megaloblatta Dohrn, 1887 |
| Species | |
Megaloblatta is a genus of Neotropical cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. Species in this genus are 4 to 9.7 cm (1.6–3.8 in) long and can have a wingspan of up to 20 cm (8 in); the world's largest cockroach by length and wingspan is M. longipennis.[1][2][3]
Megaloblatta, like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their predators away.[4] The stridulating insects are less likely to be preyed upon in comparison to individuals of the species with an inability to stridulate.[5]
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