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Creepy Crawling Creaturesby: Quentin Williams : 

Creepy Crawling Creaturesby: Quentin Williams Cockroach

Why Did I Pick This Animal? : 

Why Did I Pick This Animal? I picked this animal because it is very interesting. I also like creepy crawly creatures.

Description : 

Description

Description : 

Description American cockroach adults are 1 and 1/2 inches long. They are invertebrates They have reddish brown wings yellowish margin on the thorax or body region behind the head.

Adaptations : 

Adaptations Cockroaches give birth to many babies making it possible for them to survive. Some can fly so they can escape danger and get from place to place. They are fast runners which helps them escape predators

Habitat : 

Habitat

Habitat : 

Habitat American cockroaches live in moist areas They prefer warm temperatures In residential areas, these cockroaches live in basements and sewers, and may move outdoors into yards during warm weather

Temperatures : 

Temperatures They prefer warm temperatures around 84 degrees Fahrenheit They do not tolerate cold temperatures. They are cold blooded

Water : 

Water Cockroaches will be found by a water source They need water to survive They can be found in sewers, under sinks, and any place they can access water

Plant Life : 

Plant Life They feed on a wide variety of plant and animal material. To cockroaches, plants, food scraps, and papers are just as tasty as, say, dead insects and animal droppings

Animal Life : 

Animal Life Cockroaches live with lots of other animals It relies on other animals to help be food or leave food Cockroaches are also food for other animals like birds.

Sensory Organs : 

Sensory Organs

Sensory Organs : 

Sensory Organs Sight – Cockroaches have good night vision Smell – Roaches use their feelers, or antennae, as noses. Taste – It is not known if cockroaches have taste buds Touch – They use there antennae to feel around their environment Hearing – Cockroaches don’t hear. They respond to vibrations.

Food and Life Cycle : 

Food and Life Cycle

Food Chain : 

Food Chain The sun makes the plants The cockroach and other animals eat the plants The birds, spiders, and rats eat the cockroach

Life Cycle : 

Life Cycle Females produce egg cases and carry them for about two days. Cockroaches emerge from egg cases in 6 to 8 weeks Adult cockroaches can live up to one year

Interesting Facts : 

Interesting Facts

Interesting Fact #1 : 

Interesting Fact #1 Roaches can live without food for a month, but will only survive a week without water

Interesting Fact #2 : 

Interesting Fact #2 Female cockroaches can produce an average of 150 babies in its lifetime

Interesting Fact #3 : 

Interesting Fact #3 Some female cockroaches mate once and are pregnant for the rest of their lives

Interesting Fact #4 : 

Interesting Fact #4 Cockroaches can run up to three miles an hour.

Resources : 

Resources http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/bre/jpope/webquest/insect/cockroach_habitat.htm http://www.pestproducts.com/american.htm http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/bre/jpope/webquest/insect/cockroach_habitat.htm http://edhelper.com/AnimalReadingComprehension_220_1.html http://www.cockroach-pictures.com/cockroach_feeding_habits.htm http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/cockroach.aspx http://www.planetcockroach.com/roach-bite.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach

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