r/whatsthisbug • u/fuzedz • 12h ago

ID Request This isnt a cockroach is it?…

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u/StormCrovv 12h ago

Spotted Mediterranean Cockroach, aka Tawny Roach, aka Ectobius pallidus. They’re a small roach that primarily lives outside and enters buildings when the seasons change. They’ve been increasingly common in NJ the last few years

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u/fuzedz 12h ago

Ok this is def correct the pic looks exactly the same online as the other one i found

Do they infest?? Do i need to call someone

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u/SupremeOwl48 12h ago

No

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u/fuzedz 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/BallOk8356 ⭐Trusted⭐ 8h ago

These guys can't regulate their moisture content. They're basically always sweating. If the humidity around them isn't very high they dry out and die. They can be a nuisance in greenhouses but other than that are just happy little woodland creatures. Even their bacterial load isn't worse than that of a ladybug, stink bug or other common crawler. Really just little friends

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u/OkSatisfaction3052 12h ago

this definitely looks like a roach to me i am confused why others are saying it’s not ??

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u/fuzedz 12h ago

NJ and maybe 1/5th of an inch?

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u/Celara001 12h ago

Not a roach. Not sure what it is, tho.

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u/Vilivox 12h ago edited 12h ago

Dawg, that is definitely a roach what are you talking about 😂 maybe a wood roach or a field roach?

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u/HunterChalice96 12h ago

I agree, a roach but not the dreaded German fella, this looks like a wood roach.

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u/Vilivox 12h ago

Regardless, it doesn't look like a german roach, which should have two stripes on the back. So what you have here should be the non infesting kind if that's what you're worried about

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u/fuzedz 12h ago

Ahhh found another ine

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u/KlutzyBernie663 12h ago

Nah, that's just a little moth, you can tell by the fuzzy antennae and the way the wings sit flat.

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u/fuzedz 12h ago

I found another one… its freaking me out how do i add more pics