Explaining Insects 🦋 on Instagram: "The giant winged cockroach is one of the largest cockroach species in the world, known scientifically as Megaloblatta longipennis. This impressive insect can grow up to 9–10 cm (about 4 inches) in body length, with a wingspan that can reach 17–18 cm (around 7 inches)—making it the cockroach with the largest recorded wingspan on Earth. Native to Central and South America, especially Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, it lives in tropical forests, hiding unde

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