Cryptocercus

On the flip-side, roaches of the wood-eating genus Cryptocercus have many termite-like features, including obligate gut flora and parental care of nymphs.

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On the flip-side, roaches of the wood-eating genus Cryptocercus have many termite-like features, including obligate gut flora and parental care of nymphs.

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Water temperature relations primitive xylophagous cockroach Cryptocercus punctulatus Scudder (Dictyoptera - Cryptocercidae)

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And there is a cool picture of cute little Cryptocercus nymphs feeding from their mommy’s anal secretions.

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The termites that we’re familiar with – the little white things that eat houses – are simply the nymph stage of an otherwise roach-like insect, and Cryptocercus nymphs look an awful lot like termites themselves.

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And there is a cool picture of cute little Cryptocercus nymphs feeding from their mommy’s anal secretions.

Transitional Species in Insect Evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005

The termites that we’re familiar with – the little white things that eat houses – are simply the nymph stage of an otherwise roach-like insect, and Cryptocercus nymphs look an awful lot like termites themselves.

Transitional Species in Insect Evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005