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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Blattidae — severalcockroaches .
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Imagine for a minute that some other species maybe Periplaneta fuliginosa, aka the smokybrown cockroach had control over the planet and was eradicating one hundred species per day to satisfy their appetites.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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Imagine for a minute that some other species maybe Periplaneta fuliginosa, aka the smokybrown cockroach had control over the planet and was eradicating one hundred species per day to satisfy their appetites.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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Extracts of ground-up brain and other nerve tissue from the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, and desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, killed more than 90 percent of a type of E. coli that causes meningitis, and also killed methicillin-resistant staph, microbiologist Simon Lee reported Sept. 7 at the Society for General Microbiology meeting at the University of Nottingham in England.
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Imagine for a minute that some other species maybe Periplaneta fuliginosa, aka the smokybrown cockroach had control over the planet and was eradicating one hundred species per day to satisfy their appetites.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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Imagine for a minute that some other species maybe Periplaneta fuliginosa, aka the smokybrown cockroach had control over the planet and was eradicating one hundred species per day to satisfy their appetites.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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A quick search on BugGuide.net identified it as an Australian cockroach Periplaneta australasiae.
Archive 2008-04-01 AYDIN 2008
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A quick search on BugGuide.net identified it as an Australian cockroach Periplaneta australasiae.
An Aussie in Florida AYDIN 2008
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There are 19 different kinds, including the incredible 3-incher, the Periplaneta americana pretty much life size, above.
Obama Provides No Controversy, So His Press Pool Goes "Uluāhewa," Writes About Themselves Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008
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There are 19 different kinds, including the incredible 3-incher, the Periplaneta americana pretty much life size, above.
Archive 2008-12-26 Eddie Gehman Kohan 2008
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I also get occasional visits from Australian roaches Periplaneta australasiae.
Transitional Species in Insect Evolution - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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