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What is the blood colour of a cockroach?


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Cockroach:

  1. Cockroaches are dark reddish-brown bugs that live in filthy, moist environments.
  2. They are the arthropods belonging to the class Insecta of the order Blattodea that also comprise termites.
  3. There are about 4600 species of cockroaches, of which 30 are associated with human habitats.

Blood colour in cockroach:

  1. The circulatory system in cockroaches is open type.
  2. The colour of the blood of the cockroach is not red it is colourless due to the absence of hemoglobin.
  3. The blood of the cockroach is known as hemolymph.

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