Newly molted Australian roach. I love that their heart is just one long tube. You can see it pulsing every so often...
Category Photography / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 900 x 675px
File Size 175.7 kB
They’re the cerci :3 Cercal receptors are very sensitive to air currents and help detect potential predators they can't see behind them. They also help balance the roach during flight (for flying ones, anywho) as it is suggested that the cerci function as specialized equilibrium organs.
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