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Eublaberus posticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Blattodea
Family:	Blaberidae
Genus:	Eublaberus
Species:	E. posticus
Binomial name
Eublaberus posticus (Erichson, 1848)
The range of Eublaberus posticus in Central and South America, shown in red

Eublaberus posticus, the orange head cockroach, is a species of cockroach native to Central and South America.

Behaviour

Female individuals of E. posticus have been known to survive for up to 360 days on just water. They mate just after hatching, once the wings have expanded but before the cuticle has hardened. Females have been known to kick at the intersexual junction during intercourse.

References

1. "Berlin Aquarium information plaque".
2. Ross Piper (3 March 2011). Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, yet Misunderstood Creatures. ABC-CLIO. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-313-38427-1.
3. William J. Bell; Louis M. Roth; Christine A. Nalepa (26 June 2007). Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History. JHU Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-8018-8616-4.

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