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How Cockroach Grooming Rivals Human Hygiene in the Fight for Survival

Though we know them to be dirty insects, cockroaches are actually incredible self-groomers. In fact, their grooming behavior ...
Business Insider

Cockroaches wouldn't exist without humans. We helped them become one of the world's worst pests, according to a new study.

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Cockroach Evolution: DNA Study Shows How Humans Made Them Our Unwanted Guests

A DNA sequencing study found that the German cockroach originated in East India and Bangladesh. German cockroaches, one of the most frequent urban pests, are not present in the wild. The researchers ...
Forbes

There’s Nothing ‘German’ About The German Cockroach—Here’s Where The Species Originated

The German cockroach is an indoor pest that is found across the world. Science has finally solved the mystery of its origin. The cockroach, contrary to popular belief, isn’t one species. There are ...
Salon

Cockroaches are evolving to prefer low-sugar diets. That could be bad news for humans

Apparently, humans aren’t the only animals going keto. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), one of the most common pests in the world, is evolving to have a glucose-free diet. Unlike many ...
The New York Times

How the Cockroach Took Over the World

A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned up in your kitchen. By Sofia Quaglia They come out of hiding at night and ...
WSB Radio

Here are 5 things you didn’t know about cockroaches

- Cockroaches can live without their heads for up to a week, eventually dying of thirst. - The roach can live for up to a month without food. - Cockroaches can run at a speed of 3 miles per hour, ...