Axolotl Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 I'm curious: Why are Henschoutedenia flexivitta and Nauphoeta cinerea referred to as "lobster roaches"? How did they get that name? Even using my imagination I can't see a resemblance to lobsters. And are they both called lobsters due to their similar appearance or were they once in the same genus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 N. cinerea has been known as the lobster roach since at least the 1980s, flexivitta is named after it because it looks similar but bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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