| Speckled Cockroach | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Lobster Cockroach |
| Range | North-Eastern Africa |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Blattodea |
| Family | Blaberidae |
| Genus | Nauphoeta |
| Species | Nauphoeta cinerea |
The Speckled or lobster cockroach, (Nauphoeta cinerea), is a circum-tropical species, originally from North-Eastern Africa, that has achieved a much wider distribution due to its association with man. Spine-tailed Earwig
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Reproduction[]
The females of this species are capable of reproducing using parthenogensis (that is, without males).
In Captivity[]
This species breeds readily in captivity and is often used as livefood for other invertebrates such as tarantulas and praying mantids, as well as smaller lizards.