, ▁both ▁co ck ro aches ▁and ▁term ites ▁having ▁evol ved ▁from ▁a ▁common ▁ancest or . ▁The ▁Bl att ode a ▁and ▁the ▁mant ises ▁( order ▁Mant ode a ) ▁are ▁now ▁all ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁super order ▁D ict y optera . ▁Bl att ode a ▁includes ▁approximately ▁ 4 , 4 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁co ck ro ach ▁in ▁almost ▁ 5 0 0 ▁gener a , ▁and ▁about ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁term ite ▁in ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 ▁gener a . ▁ ▁Term ites ▁are ▁pale - col oured , ▁soft - b od ied ▁e uso cial ▁insect s ▁that ▁live ▁in ▁colon ies , ▁whereas ▁co ck ro aches ▁are ▁dark er - col oured ▁( o ften ▁brown ), ▁s cler ot ized , ▁segment ed ▁insect s . ▁Within ▁the ▁col ony , ▁term ites ▁have ▁a ▁cas te ▁system , ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁m ature ▁re product ives , ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁queen , ▁and ▁numerous ▁ster ile ▁workers ▁and ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁co ck ro aches ▁are ▁not ▁colonial ▁but ▁do ▁have ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁aggregate ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁pre - social , ▁as ▁all ▁adult s ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁bre eding . ▁Other ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁include ▁various ▁social ▁behav i ours , ▁trail ▁following , ▁kin ▁recognition ▁and ▁methods ▁of ▁communication . ▁ ▁Ph y log eny ▁and ▁evolution ▁ ▁Cl ad istic ▁analysis