Cockroach (German Cockroach)

German Cockroach

Cockroach (German Cockroach)

Binomial Name: Blatella germanica Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 10-15mm Colour: Adult is yellowish-brown Other Features:  Two distinctive dark parallel bands run the length of…[...]

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Oriental Cockroach

Cockroach (Oriental Cockroach)

Binomial Name: Blatta orientalis Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 25mm Colour: Adult is dark brown, almost black Other Features:  The tegmina (front wings) of the…[...]

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Earwig

Earwig

Binomial Name: Forficula auricularia Identification: Overall Length: Adults up to 2cm Colour: Adults are reddish-brown Other Features:  Males have a pair of curved forceps at…[...]

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Cluster Fly

Fly (Cluster Fly)

Binomial Name: Pollenia rudis Identification: Overall Length: Adult is 3-6mm Colour: Adult is dark grey Other Features:  Wings overlap when at rest Life Cycle: The…[...]

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Millipede

Millipede

Binomial Name: Oxidus gracilis Identification: Overall Length: 15-30mm Colour: Shiny brown Other Features:  Two pairs of legs per body segment Life Cycle:  After mating in the spring,…[...]

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House Mouse

Mouse (House Mouse)

Binomial Name:  Mus musculus Identification: Weight: 12-30g Overall Length:  175mm including tail Colour: Brownish grey with a grey abdomen Life Cycle: The House mouse reaches…[...]

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Opossum

Binomial Name: Didelphis virginiana Identification: Overall Length: Maximum length is 102cm Colour: Whitish or grayish Weight: 4-14 lbs Tail: Rat like tail is bald and…[...]

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Pillbugs and Sowbugs

Pillbugs and Sowbugs

Identification: Overall Length: 13mm Colour: Greyish Other Features:  Plate-like tergites, multi segmented with 7 pairs of legs and antennae Life Cycle:  Reproduction occurs in the spring.  Eggs…[...]

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Raccoon

Binomial Name: Procton Iotor Identification: Overall Length: 60-95 cm Colour: Reddish brown above; greyish below; black mask on face Weight: 12-48 lbs Tail: 19-40 cm; bushy…[...]

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Brown Norway Rat

Rat (Norway Rat)

Binomial Name: Rattus norvegicus Identification: Weight: 200-480g Overal Length: 30-45cm Tail: Stout, bald and shorter than body; dark above and pale beneath Colour: Various, brownish-gray…[...]

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