### cockroachs:

German cockroach
* Most german cockroaches begin life
  - have developmental stages
* Most german cockroaches have distinct life stages
  - wings
  - produce secretion
  - show different behavior
* Some german cockroaches become adults.
* Some german cockroaches have black race stripes
  - insect metamorphosis
* Some german cockroaches undergo distinct phases
  - use wings
* are by far the most common species of roach that infest homes or restaurants
  - cockroachs
  - insects
  - known for their ability to reproduce quickly
  - mainly active at night, when they search for food and water
  - omnivorous scavengers
  - one of the most challenging insects to control
* are the most prolific breeder among all cockroaches
  - of the pest cockroach species
  - widely transported insect pest in the world
  - number one roaches found in homes in large numbers
* begin life as eggs within an egg casing known as an ootheca
* breed continually
  - continuously with many overlapping generations present at any one time
* can live and breed by the thousands in areas where humans live and work
  - in almost any room of a home or building
  - multiply very quickly and become a nuisance in large numbers
* have a tendency to live in areas where food is prepared, such as the kitchen
* prefer a warm, moist environment
  - dark, warm, humid areas near sources of food and water
* produce a large number of nymphs in each ootheca
  - odorous secretions that can affect the flavor of various foods
* reproduce rapidly.
* show behavior
* thrive in undisturbed, protected habitats that contain food and water.

Coconut
* Most coconuts are produced by palm trees
* Some coconuts cause allergic reaction.
* also are low in other necessary nutrients such as vitamins and minerals.
* are an abundant natural resources, completely biodegradable, and environmentally safe
  - another main produce of the archipelago
  - classified as a fibrous one-seeded drupe
  - coconut palms
  - fruit
  - green when young and brown with the hard inner nut when ripe
  - located in trees
  - monecious, mature fruit contains one seed which is the largest one known
  - part of coconuts
  - plants
  - plentiful, and both the milk and dried fruit are used to flavour meals
  - salt tolerant growing right on the beach, but do better a few hundred feet back
  - seeds
  - soaked in lagoons and cracked by hand to collect the fibers
  - solid objects
  - specialized for water dispersal
  - the fruit of the coconut palm tree
* are the most important of all cultivated palms
  - widely grown perennial crop in the Pacific
  - way palm trees reproduce, it is the seed
  - well known for their ability to float on water to reach land where they can germinate
* can float for thousands of miles until they are cast up onto a sandy shore
  - thousands of kilometres across the ocean before being washed up upon the shore
  - make rope, soap and candles
  - travel for thousands of kilometres across seas and oceans
* come in a number of shapes and sizes.
* counts as a dried fruit.
* float on the ocean to the next shore.
* forms another versatile means of food and occupation.
* grow in tropical countries
  - on palm trees
* growing regions are as far north as Hawaii and as far south as Madagascar.
* have milk
  - no root hairs
  - the most uses, such as in handicrafts, traditional medicines and food
* is located in Little Bay Jamaica and is one of the safest places in the entire world
  - solid food
* litter the sand.
* plays a prominent role in all religious offerings.
* regrow indefinately.
+ Coconut palm: Trees :: Arecaceae :: Fruits
  * Coconut from Ivory Coast. A coconut is a large nut. Coconuts grow in tropical countries. The flesh of a coconut is white and can be eaten raw or used in cooking. It is used in many of the foods we eat for flavour. It is native to tropical areas.