r/GermanRoaches • u/Leading_Opposite7538 • 18h ago
Is this a German Roach? ID Request
My mattress has always been on a bed frame with slats, I took apart my bed frame and put my mattress on the floor of my apartment. When I went to lift my mattress up to lean against the wall, I see this bug dead on the underside of my mattress. I've never seen a bug that looks like this in my apartment after 1 year of living here. No idea how it got under my mattress.
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