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Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Learn the Taxonomy of the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2011

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Species?

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Gromphadorhina portentosa

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Gromphadorhina
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Blattidae (Blaberidae)
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Blattaria
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Insecta (Hexapoda)

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Arthropoda

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Animalia

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Eukarya

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Sexual Dimorphism

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The systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species

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Pronotal Humps

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The big protrusion that male Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches have on their chests.  The females either have small bumps or no protrusion at all.

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Spiracles

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 Openings on the surface of some animals that usually lead to respiratory systems.

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Gradual Metamorphosis

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   Three life stages occur: egg, nymph and adult. Growth happens during the nymph stage Insects that undergo this process are called hemimetabolous.
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Troglobyte

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Small cave-dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings.

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Troglophile

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A cave-dwelling animal that may complete its life cycle in a cave, but can also survive in above ground habitats.

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