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READING CONTENT- LIFE CYCLE OF A COCKROACH

The life cycle of cockroach involves 3 stages. Egg, nymph, and adult.

Stage 1 –Eggs

The female cockroach lays eggs which are found in a dark brown case.

These eggs may hatch into nymphs.

The Nymph – Stage 2 –

The cockroach enters the second stage as a tiny nymph. They are the tiny larvae
that hatch from the eggs. They look like the parent but are without wings. The
nymph cockroach undergoes several stages of moulting and shedding of skin. It
transforms into a white-coloured body with each moulting. Gradually the nymph
becomes larger in size and its exoskeleton becomes more rigid and darker in colour.
Once the nymph finishes multiple stages of moulting and develops parts like wings,
it enters the adult stage.

The Adult – Stage 3 –

The nymph cockroach’s two wings are one way to differentiate it from an adult
cockroach. Cockroaches are omnivorous by nature and will eat everything, including
leftover meals from the previous night and even thin strips of paper.