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Which thoracic segment of cockroach does not have wings?

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Prothorax
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Mesothorax
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Metathorax
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Both a and b
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Solution

The correct option is A Prothorax
In cockroaches, prothorax is the anterior segment of the thorax of an insect and this segment does not bear any wings. Some fossil groups possessed wing-like projections but the prothorax never bears wings in extinct insects also.



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