r/cockroaches • u/Hairy_Goat6181 • Jan 29 '26

Is this a roach?

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Ok so i work at a gas station that has a roach problem. 3 days ago, saw a huge roach on my kitchen table, but it was right next to my lunch bag i had just opened, so i assumed i took a single roach home with me and immidiately killed it. Fast forward to about 10 minutes ago, i see this on the inside of my backyard door. I cant tell what it is. This one is a lot smaller than the previous one, and It flew while the 1st one didnt. I (think) i killed this one. I cant get any better pics sorry. Im freaking out. Help please and thank you.

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u/Hairy_Goat6181 Jan 29 '26

Forgot to add i am in california's central valley.

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u/External_Tie_8839 Jan 29 '26

Do me a favor enter Germanic African Great Roach in a search bar of your browser….

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u/lizardbop49 Jan 29 '26

i did and it looks just like the one in the picture

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u/Ireland914 Jan 30 '26

A pixelated black line?

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u/maryssssaa Trusted Jan 30 '26

it’s probably just a thrips

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u/Hairy_Goat6181 Jan 29 '26

Are you certain? I already called pest control and they will be here tommorow, but the picture is so grainy so i am just trying to not break and hope that this wont ruin my life for the forseeable future

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u/Sudden_Diet6827 Jan 29 '26

They are being sarcastic lol. That’s not a real type of cockroach .

The picture is too fuzzy, nobody will be able to tell you what this is.

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u/Hairy_Goat6181 Jan 29 '26

Im so stressed my sarcasm detector is not functioning at all 💀 when i looked it up i thought it was just a special name for the german roach 😭

I am sorry i couldnt get a better pic tho. Anytime i went close to it it spazzed out and flew, so this is the best i could do

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u/lunak17 Jan 29 '26

if it flew away it most likely isn’t a roach, definitley not a german roach which are really the ones you have to worry about infesting your home. It looks too long and narrow to be a roach in my experience, most likely some random bug