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Explore 3840 species across 37 orders. Filter by taxonomy, region, or search by name.

Araneae

Tundra Wolf Spider

Pardosa glacialis

5-8 mm body length
Archaeognatha

Banks' Jumping Bristletail

Machiloides banksi

8-10 mm
Archaeognatha

Brazilian Meinertellid

Machilinus rupestris

6-9 mm
Archaeognatha

Common Jumping Bristletail

Petrobius maritimus

10-13 mm
Archaeognatha

Forest Bristletail

Machilis hrabei

8-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Gershner's Jumping Bristletail

Pedetontus gershneri

8-10 mm
Archaeognatha

Mountain Bristletail

Trigoniophthalmus alternatus

10-15 mm
Archaeognatha

Mountain Stone Bristletail

Machilis germanica

8-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Rock Bristletail

Petrobius brevistylis

9-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Silvestri's Jumping Bristletail

Pedetontus silvestrii

8-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Southern Jumping Bristletail

Dilta hibernica

10-12 mm
Archaeognatha

Southern Rock Bristletail

Lepismachilis y-signata

8-11 mm
Blattodea

African Dampwood Termite

Neotermes aburiensis

5-10 mm
Blattodea

African Harvester Termite

Microhodotermes viator

6-10 mm
Blattodea

African Mound Termite

Macrotermes michaelseni

7-12 mm workers
Blattodea

African Nasute Mound Termite

Nasutitermes latifrons

4-6 mm
Blattodea

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

35-53 mm
Blattodea

Anceps Termite

Ancistrotermes cavithorax

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Apicotermes Nest-builder

Apicotermes arquieri

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Asian Cockroach

Blattella asahinai

13-16 mm
Blattodea

Australian Cockroach

Periplaneta australasiae

23-35 mm
Blattodea

Australian Wood Cockroach

Panesthia cribrata

30-40mm
Blattodea

Badius Fungus Termite

Odontotermes badius

4-8 mm
Blattodea

Bark Cockroach

Laxta granicollis

20-30 mm
Blattodea

Bilobatus Soil Termite

Cubitermes bilobatodes

4-5 mm
Blattodea

Black Hissing Cockroach

Gromphadorhina picea

45-60 mm
Blattodea

Black Mound Termite

Amitermes evuncifer

3-8 mm
Blattodea

Brown-Banded Cockroach

Supella longipalpa

10-14 mm
Blattodea

Canaliculatus Termite

Reticulitermes chinensis

4-5 mm
Blattodea

Cane Cockroach

Methana marginalis

25-35 mm
Blattodea

Cathedral Termite

Nasutitermes triodiae

5-7 mm
Blattodea

Compass Termite

Amitermes laurensis

4-6mm
Blattodea

Dampwood Termite

Zootermopsis angusticollis

15-20 mm including wings
Blattodea

Death's Head Cockroach

Blaberus craniifer

50-75mm
Blattodea

Desert Amitermes

Amitermes wheeleri

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Desert Cockroach

Arenivaga bolliana

15-22 mm
Blattodea

Desert Termite

Gnathamitermes tubiformans

4-7 mm
Blattodea

Discoid Cockroach

Blaberus discoidalis

35-45mm
Blattodea

Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes brevis

4-7 mm
Blattodea

Dubia Roach

Blaptica dubia

35-45 mm
Blattodea

East African Snouted Termite

Trinervitermes bettonianus

4-5 mm
Blattodea

Egyptian Desert Cockroach

Polyphaga aegyptiaca

20-30 mm
Blattodea

Exploding Termite

Neocapritermes taracua

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Firebrat

Thermobia domestica

10-15 mm
Blattodea

Florida Woods Cockroach

Eurycotis floridana

30-40 mm
Blattodea

Formosan Subterranean Termite

Coptotermes formosanus

5-8 mm
Blattodea

Freeze-Tolerant Cockroach

Periplaneta japonica

25-35 mm
Blattodea

Fulviceps Termite

Amitermes hastatus

3-5 mm
Blattodea

German Cockroach

Blattella germanica

13-16 mm
Blattodea

Giant Burrowing Cockroach

Macropanesthia rhinoceros

60-80 mm
Blattodea

Giant Northern Termite

Mastotermes darwiniensis

10-15mm
Blattodea

Giant Termite

Macrognathotermes sunteri

Workers 6-8 mm; soldiers up to 12 mm
Blattodea

Globe Termite

Globitermes sulphureus

4-7 mm
Blattodea

Grallatotermes Bark Termite

Grallatotermes africanus

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Green Banana Cockroach

Panchlora nivea

12-24 mm
Blattodea

Green Cockroach

Panchlora viridis

15-25 mm
Blattodea

Harlequin Cockroach

Neostylopyga rhombifolia

25-30 mm
Blattodea

Hastatus Mound Termite

Tumulitermes hastilis

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Heterotermes Subterranean Termite

Heterotermes indicola

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Hooded Cockroach

Diploptera punctata

20-25 mm
Blattodea

Iberian Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes grassei

4-5 mm
Blattodea

Indian Domino Cockroach

Therea regularis

25-30mm
Blattodea

Indian Mound Termite

Odontotermes wallonensis

4-8 mm
Blattodea

Indian White Termite

Odontotermes horni

4-8 mm
Blattodea

Intermedius Schedorhinotermes

Schedorhinotermes intermedius

4-7 mm
Blattodea

Ivory Coast Fungus Termite

Macrotermes mülleri

5-13 mm
Blattodea

Ivory-headed Cockroach

Eublaberus posticus

40-50mm
Blattodea

Javanese Subterranean Termite

Schedorhinotermes javanicus

4-8 mm
Blattodea

Lacessititermes Soldier Termite

Lacessititermes laborator

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Lacteus Termite

Coptotermes lacteus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Lamani Spiral-nest Termite

Apicotermes lamani

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Light-colored Subterranean Termite

Heterotermes aureus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Lobster Cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

25-30 mm
Blattodea

Long-jawed Desert Termite

Psammotermes hybostoma

5-8 mm
Blattodea

Long-nosed Termite

Nasutitermes longinasus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Longipes Termite

Longipeditermes longipes

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Macrotermes Queen

Macrotermes bellicosus

100-140 mm (queen)
Blattodea

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Gromphadorhina portentosa

50-76 mm
Blattodea

Madagascar Termite

Coptotermes truncatus

4-8 mm (workers); 5-9 mm (soldiers)
Blattodea

Madeira Cockroach

Leucophaea maderae

40-50mm
Blattodea

Magnetic Termite

Amitermes meridionalis

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Malaccensis Fungus Termite

Macrotermes malaccensis

5-14 mm
Blattodea

Malagasy Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes kirbyi

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Malagasy Mound-building Termite

Microcerotermes subtilis

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Malaysian Tree Termite

Hospitalitermes hospitalis

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Microceratotermes Carton Termite

Microcerotermes crassus

3-5 mm
Blattodea

Microtermes Subterranean Termite

Microtermes obesi

2-4 mm
Blattodea

Mitchell's Diurnal Cockroach

Polyzosteria mitchelli

30-40 mm
Blattodea

Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes gilvus

5-12 mm
Blattodea

Nevada Dampwood Termite

Zootermopsis nevadensis

10-18 mm
Blattodea

Nigerian Snouted Termite

Trinervitermes oeconomus

4-5 mm
Blattodea

Oriental Cockroach

Blatta orientalis

20-27 mm
Blattodea

Orientalis Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes speratus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Pacific Dampwood Termite

Zootermopsis laticeps

12-18mm
Blattodea

Pale-bordered Field Cockroach

Pseudomops septentrionalis

10-15mm
Blattodea

Pennsylvania Wood Cockroach

Parcoblatta pensylvanica

15-25 mm
Blattodea

Peppered Cockroach

Archimandrita tesselata

70-100mm
Blattodea

Philippine Milk Termite

Coptotermes vastator

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Powder Post Termite

Cryptotermes primus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Processional Termite

Hospitalitermes medioflavus

3-5 mm