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This pencil drawing is of an American cockroach. Despite its name, it isn't actually native to the Americas, but instead originated in Africa and the Middle East. They arrived on American shores in the early seventeenth century, through stowing aboard on commercial boats and slave ships. American cockroaches are the largest of the cockroach species.

There are thirty species of cockroach that infect human habitats out of 4,600, so are generally known as pests. The American cockroach is one of those species that are considered pests. Cockroaches may have a similar look to beetles, but aren't actually of that group. They're more closely related to termites.

Description
This pencil drawing is of an American cockroach. Despite its name, it isn't actually native to the Americas, but instead originated in Africa and the Middle East. They arrived on American shores in the early seventeenth century, through stowing aboard on commercial boats and slave ships. American cockroaches are the largest of the cockroach species.

There are thirty species of cockroach that infect human habitats out of 4,600, so are generally known as pests. The American cockroach is one of those species that are considered pests. Cockroaches may have a similar look to beetles, but aren't actually of that group. They're more closely related to termites.