In some regions, oriental and smoky brown cockroaches are often mistaken for water bugs. While roaches and water bugs are dark brown, water bugs have powerful front legs adapted for swimming.

What people reference as a water bug are usually actually a couple of different species of cockroaches that also include the ...

MANSFIELD – The dark brown cockroach crawling up professor Agus Muñoz-Garcia’s right arm gives him no reason for worry. He grins as the creature makes its way toward his elbow, knowing the encounter ...