Giant Cave Cockroach

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Blaberus giganteus

Giant Cave Cockroach, a reference photo
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Blaberus giganteus, the Central American giant cave cockroach or Brazilian cockroach, is a cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. One of the world's largest cockroaches, it is native to the warm parts of the Neotropical realm.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Cave Cockroach being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Blattodea
Family
Blaberidae
Species
Blaberus giganteus

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