Paul Bertner / Bark Cockroach (Laxta sp), Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Costa Rica

Paul Bertner / Bark Cockroach (Laxta sp), Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Bark Cockroach (Laxta sp) underside, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Chris Mattison / Orange-spotted cockroach (Blaptica dubia) on white background, occurs in Central and South America.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Peppered cockroach (Archimandrita tesselata), Toledo District, Belize, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Banana cockroach (Panchlora sp), Toledo District, Belize, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Gil Wizen / Death's head cockroach (Blaberus craniifer), Toledo District, Belize, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Pete Oxford / Giant Cockroach (Blaberus giganteus), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Giant Cockroach (Blaberus giganteus), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Piotr Naskrecki / Cape Mountain Cockroach (Aptera fusca), Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Ball Cockroach (Perisphaerus sp), Muller Range, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Ball Cockroach (Perisphaerus sp), Muller Range, Papua New Guinea