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    This document summarizes the developmental stages of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). It describes the three main stages as: 1. The adult cockroach, which is brown and segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen, with legs and wings. 2. The ootheca or egg case, which is produced by female cockroaches and contains many eggs enclosed in a hardened protective casing. 3. The nymph stage, where newly hatched cockroaches emerge without wings and undergo molting and growth through multiple sheddings of their exoskeleton until reaching adulthood.

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    This document summarizes the developmental stages of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). It describes the three main stages as: 1. The adult cockroach, which is brown and segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen, with legs and wings. 2. The ootheca or egg case, which is produced by female cockroaches and contains many eggs enclosed in a hardened protective casing. 3. The nymph stage, where newly hatched cockroaches emerge without wings and undergo molting and growth through multiple sheddings of their exoskeleton until reaching adulthood.

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    This document summarizes the developmental stages of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). It describes the three main stages as: 1. The adult cockroach, which is brown and segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen, with legs and wings. 2. The ootheca or egg case, which is produced by female cockroaches and contains many eggs enclosed in a hardened protective casing. 3. The nymph stage, where newly hatched cockroaches emerge without wings and undergo molting and growth through multiple sheddings of their exoskeleton until reaching adulthood.

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    To Study The Development of Cockroach 1.0

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    This document summarizes the developmental stages of the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). It describes the three main stages as: 1. The adult cockroach, which is brown and segmented into a head, thorax, and abdomen, with legs and wings. 2. The ootheca or egg case, which is produced by female cockroaches and contains many eggs enclosed in a hardened protective casing. 3. The nymph stage, where newly hatched cockroaches emerge without wings and undergo molting and growth through multiple sheddings of their exoskeleton until reaching adulthood.

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    Introduction

    Cockroach fall under the Phylum Arthropoda and class


    Insecta (insects). Insects constitute the largest class
    of animals representing over 750000 species. They are
    highly adaptable.

     
    Cockroach
     
    They are also cosmopolitan in distribution, theyare found
    in places of human dwelling where darkness, warmth,
    dampness and plenty organic debris are available. They
    are nocturnal and omnivorous. They carry some serious
    diseases.
    Salmonella Typhi, which causes Typhoid, has been found
    in cockroaches. Scientific name -
    Periplaneta americana

     
    Aim
     
    To study the different stages of development of
    Cockroach.

    Materials Required
     
    1)Preserved specimen of different development stages of
    cockroach.
     
    2) Notebook & pen

    Experimental Procedure

    1)All Materials were arranged carefully.

    2)Each stage of development of the cockroach were


    observed carefully.

    3) Observations were noted down in notebook


    accordingly.
     

    Observations-
     
    Developmental Stages of a Cockroach
    ( Periplanata Americana)
     
    1.Adult cockroach
    Cockroach is a brown, elongated, dorsoventrally flat
    creature of about 40 mm long and 10 to 12 mm broad.
    The body is covered by sclerites (plates) made up of
    chitin. The body is divided into head, thorax
    andabdomen. 

    i) Head – The head is triangular hanging downwards.


    A pair of long sensitive antenna is seen in front of
    two lateral compound eyes. The mouth parts
    include labrum, mandibles, maxillae, and
    hypopharynx. These help the cockroach in eating
    varied type of things.

    ii)Thorax –  It is divided into prothorax, mesothorax


    andmetathorax each bearing a pair of legs. Like housefly
    here also the legs are made up of five joints, pulvinus and
    claws. Mesoand metathorax bear a pair of wings each.
    iii)Abdomen – It contains ten segments gradually
    narrowing down. The sclerities on dorsal side are called
    tergum and onventral side sternum. Sternum are
    only nine. In females 7th to 9th sternum make brood pouch.
    They also bear a pair of appendages called anal cerci.
    Males posses anal cerci and anal style in pairs. Ten pairs
    of spiracles are present on lateral side of each segment.

    2. Ootheca ( Egg case) –


    Female cockroaches produce egg cases, known
    as oothecae. Oothecae contain many eggs and are
    enveloped by a protein substance that gradually hardens
    into a strong, protective casing. Some cockroach species
    drop the egg case, while other species carry it until
    the eggs are ready to hatch.
    3. Nymph –
    Newly hatched cockroaches emerge from eggs
    as nymphs. Anymph is small, light brown creature like
    the adult cockroach like the adult cockroach. However it
    lacks wings and has immature gonads. The body is
    covered with chitin which gradually hardens and prevents
    growth of nymph. During the nymphal stage of the
    cockroach life cycle, the insects grow by shedding their
    skin multiple times until reaching adulthood, by a process
    known as molting.

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