Question

Differentiate between male and female cockroach

Answer 1

Hint: Cockroaches are pests inhabiting they are unhygienic and found in damp places. They are dark brown in color and belong to the phylum Arthropod, the Blattidae family, as well as the class of Insect. The difference between male and female cockroaches explained underneath.

Complete answer:

Male Cockroach	Female Cockroach
The body of male cockroach is smaller than the female cockroach's body.	The body of female cockroach is relatively larger than the male body.
The abdomen of male cockroach is slender as well as the last segment of the abdomen is pointed.	The abdomen of the female cockroach is boat-shaped and the last segment is blunt.
The wings of male cockroaches are larger.	The wings of female cockroaches are smaller.
The antennae of male cockroach are smaller than that of the female’s cockroach antennae.	The antennae of female cockroaches are relatively larger than that of the males.
In the 9th sternum of abdomen a pair of small, un-jointed anal styles along with the 10th tergum of abdomen a pair of long, palp-like jointed anal cerci are present.	There is only a pair of anal cerci is present in of female cockroach.
The sternum of mesothorax is not bifurcated in male cockroaches.	The sternum of mesothorax is bifid in the female cockroach’s body.

Note: There are plenty differences between a male cockroach body and female cockroach body but the main point to note is- The male reproductive system consists of a pair of testes present in the 4th as well as in the 6th segments of the abdomen laterally, whereas, The female reproductive system consists of two ovaries in the 2nd as well as in the 6th segment of the abdomen.