Genus Pycnoscelus

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Genus Pycnoscelus	September 07 2026	Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

While I was sitting on the hut in front of my house, I suddenly managed to find a cockroach that was running around on the ground. This particular insect caught my attention because it has a unique shape and a very elegant-looking color. This cockroach is smaller in size than the cockroaches that we often find inside our houses. It prefers to live outdoors, in damp areas, and likes to dig into the soil. This particular cockroach has a dark brownish-black color on its wings, while the head, including its eyes, is black. When I found this insect, I immediately tried to photograph it using a macro lens, but that was very difficult to do because this insect was extremely wild and active. In order not to miss this moment, I decided to photograph this insect using just my phone camera, and the results I got were also quite satisfying.

In general, this particular insect is not dangerous to humans because it cannot bite or sting like a wasp. However, just like most other cockroaches, it can carry various types of diseases and spread harmful bacteria, and it can also become a pest to plants because this particular cockroach can feed on the roots of various types of plants.

Alright everyone, now I’m going to share some pictures of this ground cockroach here.

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Camera Used	poco c65
Lens	MM
F-stop
Iso speed	ISO
Focal length	MM
Photography	Genus Pycnoscelus
Photographer	@maxmarvin

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Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/398100530

Latitude	Longitude	Map
5.1570739	96.6278295	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1570739528&mlon=96.6278295923#map=12/5.1571/96.6278

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