American Cockroach Periplaneta americana American cockroaches tend to live in humid or moist areas American cockroaches are the most common cockroach species in the world They are reddish brown in color They can live for almost three years growing to about 1.5 inches 3.8 cm long They have wings that cover their entire backs The wings of male cockroaches extend past their abdomens making them slightly larger than females An American cockroach 8 Insects
molts between six and 14 times before it grows to its full size It lives in dark moist areas such as basements and sewers Some cockroach species have survived for more than 300 million years Part of their success is their diet They eat a variety of foods including decaying plant material They also eat paper and leather boots Fact Box Range Worldwide Habitat Moist dark places such as basements or sewers Diet Paper leather organic matter American cockroaches like other cockroach species use their antennae to smell 9
American Grasshopper Schistocerca americana American grasshoppers are mostly green and brown Those colors help them blend into the grasses and crops they eat They can grow up to 2 inches 5 cm long They have long back legs When sitting down their back legs are higher than their abdomens Their powerful legs help them launch high into the air They also have wings and can fly more than 100 feet 30 m at a time Grasshoppers also use their legs to produce songs Each grasshopper species produces a unique song An American grasshopper’s color helps it blend in with its surroundings 10 Insects
Some grasshoppers can travel nearly 4.3 feet 1.3 m in a single jump All grasshopper species lay their eggs in soil Young grasshoppers called nymphs hatch after three to four weeks Nymphs do not have fully formed wings They need to eat a lot of food in order to develop They can eat so much that it causes major damage to crops like citrus trees Fact Box Range United States Mexico Habitat Dry open spaces such as farmlands and plains Diet Plants like corn grasses citrus trees 11
