| Eurycotis | |
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| Eurycotis floridana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Family: | Blattidae |
| Subfamily: | Polyzosteriinae |
| Genus: | Eurycotis Stål, 1874 |
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Eurycotis caraibea | |
Eurycotis is a genus of cockroaches from the Americas. Cockroaches of this genus often have the capability to secrete an unpleasant smell when threatened. Both sexes have a large gland in the rear part of the abdomen capable of secreting a milky, acidic fluid as either an oozing liquid, or up to a three-foot spray.
References
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Eurycotis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- "orthopteran". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
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