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''Megaloblatta'' is a genus of cockroaches in the family Ectobiidae. It includes the largest living species of cockroach, '' Megaloblatta longipennis'', which can grow to in length and have a wingspan of up to .
''Megaloblatta'', like many other insects, use stridulation in order to steer their predators away. The stridulating insects are less likely to be preyed upon in comparison to individuals of the species with an inability to stridulate.
Range
''Megaloblatta'' are found in Mexico,Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia
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, and Ecuador.
See also
*List of largest insects
Insects, which are a type of arthropod, are the most numerous group of multicellular organisms on the planet, with over a million species identified so far. The title of heaviest insect in the world has many contenders, the most frequently crowne ...
References
Cockroaches Cockroach genera Insects of Mexico Arthropods of Colombia Fauna of Costa Rica Fauna of Nicaragua Fauna of Panama Invertebrates of Ecuador Invertebrates of Peru Insects of Central America {{Cockroach-stub