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What Is This Bug?

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is this a cockroach? SE Michigan, USA (midwest.social)
submitted 5 months ago by ianfraserkrillmaster@midwest.social to c/whatsthisbug@sopuli.xyz
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saw the same bug indoors, wondering how concerned to be. looks like it has all the same grossly visible body parts as a cockroach but it is a much lighter tan than i am used to.

curious

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[โ€“] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

spotted Mediterranean cockroach

Fortunately they're not like German cockroaches, these ones prefer outdoors.

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/spotted_mediterranean_cockroaches

[โ€“] ianfraserkrillmaster@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago

thank you so much, this is exactly the guy