Turns out it's easier to identify cockroach legs at a glance than you thought. A man in Bangkok, Thailand, discovered several floating bits of brown flecks in his coffee at McDonald's. SEE ALSO: Latte ...

Why Are They Called Cockroaches? The name cockroach comes from the Spanish term cucaracha, which derives from the Latin ...

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We connected an artificial mechanosensory nerve to biological motor nerves of a cockroach leg as in Fig. 3B to make a hybrid reflex arc. A pressure onto the artificial mechanosensory nerve generates ...

The mystery of just how the notorious cockroach became one of the most widespread vermin has been solved by scientists. The origins of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica)—the one usually ...

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 ...

Have you ever thought you’d be seeing a cyborg cockroach that runs on solar power and carries a backpack that looks like an electric circuit? A team of researchers at Japan’s RIKEN research institute ...

Of all the household pests, the cockroach is probably the most hated. With its tough looking exterior, imposing size, and ability to survive extreme conditions, this pest is a creepy-crawly that we ...

In response to pesticides, many cockroach females have lost their taste for sweet stuff, which changes how they make the next generation of insects. By Jason Bittel When a male cockroach wants to mate ...