 | Here's what I discovered about cockroaches when researching a science fiction short story now out for submission: Nadezhda was a cockroach “cosmonaut” sent into space in 2007 by Russian scientists. She successfully produced 33 offspring on Earth after completing her historic mission [more]. |
Further curiosities:
Meanwhile, watch Twilight of the Cockroaches, a fun anime chronicling the end of a cockroach Gilded Age in a bachelor pad. Let me know what you think!
- Female roaches generally initiate courtship, attracting males by emitting chemical pheromones [more].
- Some gender-bending roaches emit both male and female pheromones [more].
- Female cockroachs are capable of reproducing by parthenogenesis (without male sperm) [more]
- Most cockroaches lay eggs, but some give birth to live young [more].
- Cockroaches are social insects, aggregating in response to pheromones [more], which they smell through their antennae.
- Despite their reputations as “filthy” pests, roaches are naturally fastidious [more], obsessively cleaning both their antennae and feet [more].
Meanwhile, watch Twilight of the Cockroaches, a fun anime chronicling the end of a cockroach Gilded Age in a bachelor pad. Let me know what you think!
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