Florida Woods Cockroach

The Florida woods cockroach or palmetto bug is a large cockroach species which typically grows to a length of 30–40 mm. When alarmed, adults can eject an extremely foul-smelling directional spray up to 1 m, which inspired several of its other common names: Florida skunk roach, Florida stinkroach, skunk cockroach, skunk roach, stinking cockroach, and stinkroach. Two other naming variations include Florida cockroach and Florida woods roach.