Photos of white cockroach

By at 9:27 am Wednesday, Nov 28

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Enjoy these photos of a white cockroach, taken by Ester Beatriz. From the Albuquerque Tribune:

Every once in a while, you might find a white cockroach. If you do, you're seeing one in transition. As cockroaches mature, they discard their skin and grow a new, bigger skin. In the nearly 12 hours it takes to shed and then grow new skin, the roach is white.
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