CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is the earthworm a cockroach?

1. Is the earthworm a cockroach?

Earthworms are not cockroaches. The scientific name of earthworms is Eupolyphaga sinensis, which is also called soakable insects, earthworms, earthworms, crossing the street, ground turtles, segmented insects, and bedbugs. Earthworms are generally called earthworms in traditional Chinese medicine. Earthworms are insects with a flat body and brown-black color. Males have wings, while females do not. They often move in the soil at the base of the walls of old earthen houses.

2. Is earthworm another species of cockroach?

no

Earthworm is a medicinal insect belonging to the family Blattodea. It is also known as earthworm, earth tortoise, dustpan insect, earthworm, earthworm, stinging insect, etc. In modern Chinese medicine, it is called earthworm, which is cold and slightly toxic. It has the effects of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain, unblocking meridians and healing injuries, and connecting tendons and bones. It is an important medicine for blood and injury. It is mainly used to treat arthritis, lumbar and leg injuries, and closed cervix. Modern medicine has proved that it also has certain effects on leukemia and cancer. There are more than 200 Chinese patent medicines that can be used with earthworm.

They are close relatives of cockroaches.

3. Is this a cockroach or a roe deer?

It's a cockroach, not a earthworm.

4. What is Earthworm?

Common name: Eupolyphaga