Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Collectively, Blattodea and the mantis order Mantodea are considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Formerly, termites wer
Domino cockroach Therea petiveriana
Cathedral termite mounds, Northern Territory, Australia
Cockroaches are insects belonging to the order Blattodea. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known pests.
Blattodea
…Blattodea is an order of insects that contains cockroaches and termites. Collectively, Blattodea and the mantis order Mantodea are considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Formerly, termites were considered…
A Turkestan cockroach (Periplaneta lateralis) next to an approximately 108-million-year-old fossil cockroach from the Cretaceous Period
A 40- to 50-million-year-old cockroach in Baltic amber (Eocene)
Head of Periplaneta americana