Anatomy
Food
Where they are found
Pests
Fun Facts
100

A cockroach uses this to smell and locate obstacles.

What are antenna?

100

Cockroaches are classified as _________ because they eat any type of food.

What are omnivores?

100

Most cockroaches are active at night or __________.

What is nocturnal?

100

Cockroaches can bother humans who suffer from this.

What are allergies?

100

Cockroaches are a close relative to this insect.

What is 'preying mantis' or termite?

200

This system can be found throughout a cockroach's body.

What is the nervous system?

200

Cockroaches are known to eat a type of food given to a particular pet.

What is dog food?

200

Cockroaches can be found on every ____________.

What is continent?

200

Cockroaches leave this behind.

What is spit or droppings?

200

This cockroach lays about 300,000 eggs per year.

What is the German cockroach?

300

A cockroach can survive without this for up to 1 week.

What is its head?

300

Cockroaches eat ____________ from humans.

What is waste?

300

Cockroaches can live _____________ or _____________.

What is 'indoors' and 'outdoors'?

300

Cockroaches carry things that are harmful to humans.

What is fungus and bacteria?

300

Some cockroaches can live up to 5 years.

What are Madagascar cockroaches?

400

This part of a cockroach's anatomy helps it escape from predators.

What are compound eyes?

400

Cockroaches eat insects including ____________.

What are other cockroaches?

400

Most cockroaches live near _____________ because they need plenty of this.

What is water?

400

Cockroaches are survivors because ____________.

What is 'they're the world's most rugged bug'?

400

This cockroach can grow up to four inches in length.

What is the Giant Cave Cockroach?

500

This part of a cockroaches anatomy is known as its 'built in motion detector'.

What is 'cerci'?

500

People eat cockroaches in some parts of the world.  People liken the taste of cockroaches to a certain seafood.

What is 'shrimp'?

500

Cockroaches that live outdoors like to hide.  

What is 'soil, under rocks, under logs, on plants'?

500

Stores in Australia sell cockroaches as __________.

What are pets?