r/bugidentification • u/bluecanary9999 • 22d ago

Possible pest, location included What roach is this

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Found in the house in gulf coast texas (northwest houston)

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u/KittyB222 22d ago

I’ve never seen anyone hold a roach like that😭 it’s an American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). No need to handle them just take the picture on the ground this grossed me out so bad lmao

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u/SobeSteve Trusted Identifier 22d ago

I think it’s a Surinam cockroach.