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Desert Cockroach

Arenivaga bolliana

About

A sand-dwelling cockroach native to the Chihuahuan Desert of Texas and Mexico. It spends most of its life buried in sand, emerging at night to forage.

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Did You Know?

Males fly to lights at night during mating season, but females are permanently wingless and never leave the sand.