CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Are earthworms and cockroaches the same animal?

1. Are earthworms and cockroaches the same animal?

No. Earthworms are small medicinal animals belonging to the family Blattodea. Other names include earthworms, ground turtles, dustpan insects, earthworms, earthworms, stinging insects, etc. The adult earthworm is about 3.4 cm long and 2 cm wide. The body is oval, some earthworms have gray backs, some earthworms have white backs, flat up and down, brown-red chests, small heads hidden in the prothorax, a pair of antennae, and a pair of well-developed compound eyes. Chewing mouthparts, with transverse sections on the back, arranged in a shingle-like manner, 3 pairs of legs on the chest, 2 pairs of well-developed wings. The forewings are leathery, the hind wings are membranous and translucent, folded on the back, and have the ability to fly short distances, and can fly up to 5 to 6 meters from top to bottom, with a pair of tail whiskers. After mating, earthworms lay egg masses that resemble rice grains. They are 1 to 1.5 times larger than rice grains, about one centimeter long, and brown-red in color. There are longitudinal stripes on the surface of the egg mass. Each longitudinal stripe has a larva, arranged in two rows, and one egg mass contains 8 to 16 larvae. Cockroaches, scientifically known as Blattaria, belong to the order Blattaria, family Blattaria, class Insecta, kingdom Animalia. Cockroaches have a flat, oval body, long, filamentous antennae, and a leathery, shiny, black or brown body wall. The head is bent downward, and the tip of the mouthparts points backward, rather than forward or downward like most other insects. Males usually have two pairs of wings, while females are often wingless or have degenerate wings, with egg pods protruding from their bodies to carry the eggs. After the female excretes the egg pods, the nymphs hatch from the egg pods, initially white, and their bodies harden and turn brown after being exposed to the air. Adult cockroaches are large, with a wingspan of up to 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) for some species.

No! Earthworms are also called earthworms. They are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Cockroaches are pests. In terms of body shape, earthworms are round while cockroaches are long and thin!

2. Is earthworm a cockroach?

No, earthworms are called earthworms and cockroaches are called cockroaches.

Earthworms are small medicinal animals belonging to the Blattidae family.

Other names include earthworm, ground turtle, dustpan bug, earthworm, earthworm, stinging bug, etc. Modern Chinese medicine calls it earthworm, which is cold and slightly toxic. It has the effects of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain, unblocking meridians and healing wounds, and connecting tendons and bones. It is an important medicine for blood injury.

It is mainly used to treat arthritis, lumbar and leg injuries, closed joints, etc. Modern medicine has proven that it also has a certain effect on leukemia, cancer, etc.

There are more than 200 kinds of Chinese patent medicines that can be used in combination with Tuyuan.

Cockroaches, also known as pteraptera, refer generally to insects belonging to the order Blattodea, of which only about dozens of species invade human homes. A few species are kept as pets and used as food by humans, but the vast majority of species can only be seen in the wild, mountain streams, forests, or insect museums.

The most common cockroaches in the home include the American cockroach, Australian cockroach and short-winged cockroach, which are about 5.0 cm long; the smaller ones include the German cockroach, Japanese cockroach and Asian cockroach, which are about 1.5 cm long. Cockroaches in tropical areas are generally larger. Home cockroaches are generally nocturnal and afraid of light. Cockroaches in the wild have positive or negative phototropism, depending on the species.

The body is flat, dark brown, usually medium-sized, with a small, mobile head. The antennae are long and filamentous, and the compound eyes are well-developed. The wings are flat, the forewings are leathery and the hindwings are membranous, the forewings and hindwings are basically the same size, covering the back of the abdomen; some species are wingless.

They are not good at flying, but can run fast. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis and lay their eggs in egg sheaths. There are about 6,000 species, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, living in the wild or indoors.

Earthworms are not cockroaches;

Ground beetle (ground beetle) is also known as soakable insect, ground beetle, earth beetle, crossing the street, ground turtle, segmented insect, mother bug, etc. It is an insect with a flat body, brown-black, male with wings, female without wings.

It often lives in the soil at the base of the walls of old-style earthen houses. It is a Chinese medicinal material that is in short supply in the market. With the destruction of the natural environment and the increasing demand in the domestic and foreign markets, especially its excellent quality, wild earthworms are far from meeting the market demand. The price in the Chinese medicinal material trading market in Bozhou, China, has been rising year by year.

Also called stinging insects (zhèchóng), commonly known as earthworms. The dried body of the female Eupolyphagasinensis Walker or Steleophaga plancyi of the family Eupolyphagasinidae. After being caught, they are put in boiling water to kill, and then dried in the sun or in an oven.

3. Which one has stronger vitality, the cockroach or the ground beetle?

Cockroaches have stronger vitality, while ground beetles are relatively lazy, with a lifespan of about 5 years. If you like to raise insects, I recommend raising foreign beetles, the kind with horns on their heads that can fight.

4. How many types of cockroaches are common in China?

The Oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis) is considered the dirtiest household pest. It is oval, black or dark brown, shiny, and 25 to 30 cm long. Its life cycle is similar to that of the American cockroach, with short and well-developed wings in males and degenerate wings in females. It originated in Asia and was later distributed to all temperate regions by merchants' transportation.

Cockroaches can be artificially infected with bacteria that cause Asian cholera, pneumonia, diphtheria, glanders, anthrax, and tuberculosis. Cockroaches can carry eggs of various worms, including roundworms, hookworms, beef tapeworms, roundworms, and whipworms. They can also serve as intermediate hosts for various nematodes, including Echinococcus moniliformis, Hymenolepis shortissima, and Tuberculosis.

Cockroaches can also carry a variety of protozoa, four of which are pathogenic to humans or animals, such as Amima dysenteriae and Giardia intestinalis. Experimental studies have confirmed that cockroaches can carry, retain and excrete viruses, including Coxsackievirus and poliovirus. Cockroaches can also carry fungi. In Nanjing and Nantong, Jiangsu Province, my country, a variety of fungi have been isolated from cockroaches captured indoors, including a large number of Aspergillus flavus. Although cockroaches carry a variety of pathogens, it is generally believed that pathogens cannot reproduce in their bodies and are mechanical transmission vectors.

However, due to their wide range of invasion and diverse diet, they can move around in places such as garbage, toilets, and washrooms, and can also feed on food. Therefore, the spread of intestinal diseases and parasite eggs caused by them cannot be ignored.

In addition, there are also reports of allergies caused by cockroach body fluids and feces. Furthermore, factory products, store merchandise, and home food can all be bitten and contaminated by cockroaches, causing economic losses. Occasionally, communication equipment and computers malfunction and cause accidents due to cockroach infestation. Some people abroad call cockroaches "computer pests."

There are more than 5,000 known cockroach species in the world, but there are basically only 6 of them in our homes. In the north, it is the German cockroach. In the northeast, it is the Japanese cockroach. In the south, the cockroaches are mainly the American cockroach, the black-chested cockroach, and the German cockroach.

If your home is in the north, the chances of German cockroaches appearing are higher. German cockroaches grow to about 1 cm in length and have two black parallel lines on the back of their heads. They often like to appear near water sources or humid places. So if you find cockroaches near the kitchen sink in the north, it is very likely that they are German cockroaches.

If your home is in the north, such as the northeast, then the cockroaches that appear may be Japanese cockroaches. They look more like crickets, like to live in cold places, and are about 1.6 cm long.

If your home is in the south, the types of cockroaches will increase because it is warmer and more humid. The cockroaches that appear at this time are mainly American cockroaches and black-breasted cockroaches, and there are also German cockroaches that like humidity. For example, in Shanghai, the black-breasted cockroach is often seen in homes and bedrooms, while in kitchens, it is similar to the north, with German cockroaches.

The American cockroach is the flying cockroach that we often see in various videos. It is about 3 cm long on average. The most obvious difference between it and other species such as the German cockroach is that it can easily fly into the air. In addition, the egg case of the American cockroach is also larger, and it can lay 30-60 eggs at a time. The large species can even lay 90 eggs, which poses a great safety hazard.

Cockroaches are extremely resilient and have very good hiding places.

The most common cockroach in the homes of Chinese residents is the German cockroach.

Most cockroaches grow in warm and humid environments. Because cockroaches have appeared in Stephen Chow's nonsensical movies, modern people jokingly call them "Xiao Qiang". The official name of cockroaches is "fei blat". Depending on the species, there are also names or species names such as cockroaches, small cockroaches, light cockroaches, sugarcane cockroaches, and earthworms. According to Yin Zheng, the most common cockroach in the homes of residents in our city is the German cockroach, which is an alien species.

It is understood that the temperature in our city in summer is suitable for cockroaches to breed. Generally speaking, cockroaches are in the active breeding period at 26℃ to 30℃. After mating, a female cockroach can produce as few as 10 and as many as 90 egg cases. From one egg case, as few as 10 and as many as 50 small cockroaches can hatch, of course, this also depends on the cockroach species. In addition, Yin Zheng introduced that at present, cockroaches in our city not only breed frequently in summer, but also appear in large numbers all year round as long as there are conditions suitable for cockroach breeding, so we should prevent and kill cockroaches anytime and anywhere.

Common cockroaches in China include German cockroaches, American cockroaches, Australian cockroaches, Japanese cockroaches, black-breasted cockroaches, etc. To eliminate them, you can use Jiebing cockroach killing gel bait, Jinzhuang Housheng cockroach killing gel bait (golden syringe) and other drugs to eliminate them, which are effective for all the above cockroaches.