Monday, August 23, 2010

Raffles Museum Treasures: German cockroach

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German cockroach (Blatella germanica)
?Introduced to Singapore: Commensal

Despite its common name, this cosmopolitan commensal of man is likely to have originated from tropical Asia.

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(Photo by Jasper Lesterhuis)