▁can ▁hold ▁anywhere ▁from ▁ 1 2 - 2 5 ▁eggs ▁depending ▁upon ▁the ▁species . ▁Some ▁species ▁display ▁parent ing ▁behavior , ▁whereas ▁other ▁species ▁have ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁young . ▁In ▁most ▁species , ▁growth ▁to ▁m atur ity ▁takes ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁months , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁species , ▁the ▁n ym ph ▁stage ▁can ▁last ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁The ▁main ▁factors ▁affect ing ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁n ym ph ▁stage ▁are ▁season al ▁differences , ▁and ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁nut ri ents ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁di et . ▁ ▁Chem ical ▁communication ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁most ▁insect ▁species , ▁co ck ro aches ▁communicate ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁by ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁ph er om ones . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁discovered ▁that ▁co ck ro aches ▁release ▁hydro car b ons ▁from ▁their ▁body ▁that ▁are ▁transferred ▁through ▁interactions ▁of ▁the ▁anten na e . ▁ ▁These ▁hydro car b ons ▁can ▁aid ▁in ▁co ck ro ach ▁communication ▁and ▁can ▁even ▁tell ▁whether ▁an ▁individual ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁its ▁kin ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁prevent ▁in bre eding . ▁C ock ro aches ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁isolated ▁in ▁a ▁lab ▁setting ▁have ▁shown ▁extreme ▁behavior al ▁effects ▁and ▁are ▁less ▁stim ulated ▁by ▁these ▁hydro car b ons ▁and ▁ph er om ones , ▁possibly ▁suggesting ▁a ▁group ▁environment ▁is ▁required ▁for ▁development ▁of ▁these ▁communication ▁skills . ▁ ▁Term ites ▁ ▁All ▁species ▁of ▁term ite ▁are ▁to ▁some ▁degree ▁e uso