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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by HairyHarry@lemmy.world to c/whatsthisbug@lemmy.ml

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In and outside our house (inside one, outside more of them)

This is a small one. Also found one about an inch long.

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[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Literally a German (or "tawny") cockroach. 😶

[–] HairyHarry@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Ok, new rabbit hole for me.

It could be one of these two:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ectobius_vittiventris&wprov=rarw1

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cockroach

I hope it's not the latter.

here a comparison of the head section

Left: Ectobius Vittiventris, Right: German Cockroach

I'm not sure if there are those stripes on my picture or if they are just shadows.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Smart money's on the former being a cover story for the latter to establish itself in the home... 😵‍💫

In short: kill 'em all. The former's gonna die anyhow, but the latter is looking to plaster your subfloors and similar with eggs. 😬

[–] upsiforgot@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The stripes would be very prominent and more in the middle of its head

[–] HairyHarry@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks. That'll let me sleep tonight ^^

Anyway, I will take a closer look on one of the bigger guys, if I see any.

[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Cockroach

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Specifically a German cockroach, the infesting kind. Not because it's in Germany that's just what they're called. Kill them all immediately.

[–] upsiforgot@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The one featured in the picture seems like a "Bernstein Waldschabe". Just a harmless little friend that gets trapped inside sometimes. No killing (and no panic) required A Deutsche Schabe has black stripes on its head

[–] HairyHarry@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well... would you consider those as stripes or just shadows?

[–] upsiforgot@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't consider those as stripes, there are many pictures showing a comparison, I'd think those slightly darker areas are shadows. The stripes that mark a cockroach are really dark and distinctive, way more 'stripey' - maybe look for a photo from directly above to compare it with yours. The one on your picture looks harmless to me. They like to eat leaves and will die of hunger inside of the house

[–] HairyHarry@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I only found one inside. Hope little leaf eater is alright.

Thanks for the infos. I never had to deal with cockroaches before. Glad I'm on the safe side.

[–] SorryforSmelling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

i didnt know about them aswell untill last year. this year the populationnof those exploded. with current global change we can find a new kind of insect every year now.