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title: "Karaluch"
description: "Blatta orientalis — Owady i pająki. The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark), is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (23⁄32–1+5⁄32 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (25⁄32–1+1⁄16 in)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/oriental-cockroach
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Karaluch

> Blatta orientalis — Owady i pająki. The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark), is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (23⁄32–1+5⁄32 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (25⁄32–1+1⁄16 in).

- Scientific name: *Blatta orientalis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 12002
- Wikidata: [Q20869](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20869)
- iNaturalist taxon: [154213](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154213)

## Names

- en: Oriental Cockroach
- de: Gemeine Küchenschabe
- es: Cucaracha Negra
- fr: Blatte orientale
- nl: Oosterse kakkerlak
- pt: Barata-oriental
- pl: Karaluch

## Countries with the most observations

US (4346), IT (923), ES (599), RU (436), FR (247), UA (220), RO (203), PT (200), TR (183), GR (162), HR (130), DE (127)

## Summary

The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), also known as the waterbug (as they live in damp areas) or black cockroach (as their bodies are mostly dark), is a large species of cockroach, adult males being 18–29 mm (23⁄32–1+5⁄32 in) and adult females being 20–27 mm (25⁄32–1+1⁄16 in). It is dark brown or black in color and has a glossy body. The female has a somewhat different appearance from the male, appearing to be wingless at a casual glance, but is brachypterous, having non-functional wings just below her head. She has a wider body than the male. The male has long wings, which cover three quarters of the abdomen…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_cockroach

## Photo

![Karaluch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/oriental-cockroach/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/154213

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/oriental-cockroach?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).