Cape Mountain Cockroach

The Cape Mountain Cockroach, Giant Cockroach or Table Mountain Cockroach is a large cockroach which is widespread on low vegetation in open areas in the fynbos biome of the Western Cape region of South Africa. Adult females can be from 30 to 40 millimetres long. Males are slightly smaller ) and have dark brown wings, which are absent in females. It is stoutly built, with a reddish head and brown to black body segments with prominent yellow margins. The femora are heavily spined, with the hind tibiae.. more