Trinidad bat-cave roach

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Eublaberus distanti

Trinidad bat-cave roach, a reference photo
Photo: Ltshears · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Eublaberus distanti, known as the Six-spotted cockroach, Four-spotted cockroach, Four-spot cockroach, or Trinidad bat-cave cockroach, is a primarily cave-dwelling Central and South American cockroach of the genus Eublaberus (Hebard, 1920) and named after William Lucas Distant.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Trinidad bat-cave roach 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.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Blattodea
Family
Blaberidae
Species
Eublaberus distanti

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