Brandi Allred
Author for A-Z Animals

Key Points Boric acid and borax can damage cockroaches internally and externally. Diatomaceous earth is an excellent non-toxic option if you have young children or pets. Insecticides and baited traps… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Out of nearly 5,000 species of cockroaches around the world, only around 30 are considered harmful to humans. These few species, unfortunately, give all roaches a bad reputation, and leave… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Key Points: Cockroaches are considered pests due to their unsanitary habits and tendency to infest homes and buildings. Cockroaches have a long and fascinating history, having existed for over 300… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

The thought of a cockroach crawling over you in the night is enough to make anyone shudder; but what about the idea of a cockroach bite? If you’ve ever had… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

For many home and business owners, cockroach infestations and cockroach nests are a constant fear. They’re associated with filth, garbage, bad smells, and disease. But not all cockroaches infest homes,… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

You see a cockroach scurry across your kitchen floor. Immediately, you wonder: will bleach kill cockroaches? The answer may surprise you. There are many ways to get rid of roaches,… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

For home or business owners, cockroaches are one of the worst problems you can run into. They spread filth, disease, and pathogens by simply living. Most species of roach, 99%… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Cockroaches leave their sign wherever they go. Cockroach eggs, egg sacs, droppings, and shed exoskeletons, are all signs of a roach infestation. Although less than 1% of the approximately 4,500… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Cockroaches are synonymous with filth and disease; infestations can be a nightmare for home and business owners. Not only do cockroaches live in our homes, but they also live outside.… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Cockroaches are known far and wide as infestors of homes and spreaders of pathogens and disease. Most don’t come into our homes though; instead, they prefer to live outdoors. Roaches… Read More

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For many, cockroaches are the stuff of nightmares. Even worse than a lone roach is the thought of a pregnant cockroach, ready to birth her babies in your home. Though… Read More

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Of all the things to see in your home or business, cockroaches are certainly one of the most feared and reviled. Many things attract roaches, both in the wild and… Read More

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At one time or another, you’ve probably found a tiny dropping in your home, and wondered: is this cockroach poop, or mouse poop? It’s a reasonable question; both cockroaches and… Read More

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Have you ever seen a winged, beetle-like insect, and wondered if it was a cockroach? Most people think of roaches as nocturnal ground dwellers, who scatter at the first sign… Read More

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Cockroaches are notorious for taking up space and breeding faster than rabbits. If you’ve seen one cockroach, there are likely many more that you can’t see. Cockroach larvae look similar… Read More

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Cockroaches can be found on every continent except Antarctica. They thrive in almost every climate, and live everywhere from sandy deserts to boreal forests. Their name derives from the Spanish… Read More

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Have you ever found a strange, creepy-crawly bug, and wondered if it’s a cockroach? Not to worry, you’re not alone; there are many bugs that look like roaches. Cockroaches themselves… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Cockroaches are one of the most reviled insects on the planet. They’re known for scurrying around in the dark, scattering in the light, and making a mess of already messy… Read More

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Cockroach species, for most, evoke an instant gut reaction of disgust and revulsion. They’re closely related to termites, and most species favor tropical climates. They’ve been around for a long… Read More

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Monkeys live throughout Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. They’re distinct from other types of primate, like great apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, bonobos, gibbons) and tarsiers. Scientists divide them… Read More

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Bearded dragons originally come from arid, scrubby regions of Australia, where there’s plenty of heat and light to go around. In the past decades, they’ve become a popular exotic pet… Read More

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Pterodactyls (Pterodactylus antiquus) are extinct flying reptiles. They lived from the Late Jurassic period to the Late Cretaceous period, between 164 million and 64 million years ago. Though they might… Read More

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Barracuda (the fish, not the song) are famously fearsome, streamlined marine hunters. They belong to the Sphyraenidae family of fish, and are known for their particularly fearsome teeth. They’re piscivorous,… Read More

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Piranhas belong to a family of bony fish characterized by highly developed dentition. They’re cousins to the pacu fish, which has dentition eerily similar to human teeth. Unlike pacu teeth–which… Read More

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Snakes, for some, are the stuff of nightmares. For others, they’re beloved pets or fascinating research subjects. They’re classified in the suborder Serpentes and are related to lizards and other… Read More

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Geese are long necked members of the Anatidae family known for their loud, honking calls. They’re the mothers in nursery rhymes, and the portents of coming winter. Many species, like… Read More

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Ducks are short-necked members of the Anatidae family. They’re smaller than geese and swans, but distinct from other aquatic birds like loons, grebes, and coots. They live all over the… Read More

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Key Points: The incisors’ purpose is for grabbing onto and pulling off food, like leaves, stems, and branches and without them, deer would have no way of getting food into… Read More

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Donkeys are domesticated members of the Equidae family. They’re well known for their harsh braying noises and stubborn nature. They diverged from their wild cousin, the African wild ass, about… Read More

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Snails. They live all over the world, even in the ocean and in freshwater streams, lakes and marshes. They’re known both for their extreme slowness and for the houses (shells)… Read More

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Stingrays, also known as sea rays, are flat-bodied members of the Myliobatiformes order; the same order sharks are in. Within this order, there are eight distinct families of stingray, with… Read More

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Pigs, also called swine or hogs, will famously eat anything. They’re hyper intelligent for livestock, and spend their lives focused on one thing; food. Domestic pigs are even toed, omnivorous,… Read More

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Goats (Capra hircus) have been domesticated for over 10,000 years. For some, they’re meat. For others, they’re milk producers. And for still others, they serve as adorable pets, or petting… Read More

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Cows have been domesticated for over 10,000 years. They’re cloven hooved herbivores of the Bovidae family. We use them for everything from meat to milk to leather. They’re raised all… Read More

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African bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus) are the third largest frog species on the planet. They live across sub-Saharan Africa, and prefer areas where water is plentiful and fresh. These monster frogs… Read More

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Dolphins live in all the world’s oceans, and even some of the largest freshwater rivers. Like whales, they’re considered cetaceans–marine dwelling mammals. There are four main families of dolphin, with… Read More

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Tigers are one of the rarest, and most magnificent creatures in the world. Humans have long been fascinated with them for both their deadliness and alluring beauty. Today, there are… Read More

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Lions (Panthera leo) are recognizable all over the world. Their thundering roars fill us with images of circus performers and prides of feline hunters roaming the plains of Africa. Once… Read More

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Wolves are known the world over as the bad guys in children’s stories, hunters of deer and elk, and relatives of our beloved dogs. There are over 30 species of… Read More

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Mice are known the world over as pests, pets, and cheese-eaters. There are 38 species of the genus ‘Mus’ alone, but there are more than 1,100 subspecies of what we… Read More

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Ask any person on the street, and they can probably describe a jellyfish to you. But do you know how long a jellyfish lives, or what their life cycle looks… Read More

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Hamsters are members of the rodent family Cricetidae. There are 19 distinct species, and many of them (including the Syrian and Teddy Bear hamster) are popular as household pets because… Read More

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Crocodiles are the largest reptiles on earth. They live throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia, and are just as at home in saltwater as they are in freshwater. All… Read More

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Alligators have 74 to 80 teeth. Alligators are famous roadside attractions throughout the southeastern United States. These semi-aquatic reptiles are members of the Alligatoridae family within the Crocodilia order–the same… Read More

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Adult camels have 34 teeth. Camels are members of the Camelidae family along with alpacas and llamas. They’ve long been domesticated for meat, milk, and transportation, and are famous for… Read More

By Brandi Allred 2 years ago

Key Points Komodo dragons have venom that contains an anticoagulant.They also have deadly bacteria living in between their teeth. If their prey gets away, it will likely die of an… Read More

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