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Orkin - Insect Identification Guide
THE Insect . Identification . Guide . Some can lift over 50 times their body weight. Others taste with their feet, or have ears on their legs. It's the strange and fascinating world of that are undeniably vital to our daily lives. Insects pollinate our crops, and supply us with products like honey, silk and medicine. They also serve as food for fish and birds, and are crucial for research on such topics as heredity and pollution. The O. Orkin Insect Zoo, located inside the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, will change the way you view insects and their relatives. Over a million visitors each year are discovering their global ecological importance, and the interdependent relationship between insects and humans.
AMERICAN COCKROACH Periplaneta americana APPEARANCE: Dark brown, up to 1-1/2 inches long. HABITS: Prefer to live outdoors; populations are relatively immobile compared to other species. DIET: Scavengers; normally feed on plant material, but can feed on a variety of foods. REPRODUCTION: Egg capsules hatch in 24 to 70 days; each contains an ...
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