American cockroach
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), also colloquially known as the waterbug, but not a true waterbug since it is not aquatic, or misidentified as the palmetto bug (see Florida woods cockroach for the differences), is the largest species of common cockroach, and often considered a pest. It is also known as the ship cockroach, kakerlac, and Bombay canary.
For more information visit the Wikipedia entry.
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| class | Insecta | |
| order | Blattodea | |
| family | Blattidae | |
| genus | Periplaneta | |
| species | P. americana |
