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Huablattula hui has larger eyes (left) and fewer antennal sensilla (right, asterisks) compared to modern species of cockroaches. This indicates that they were active in bright and open environments during the daytime

Creepy, big-eyed cockroach discovered trapped in amber from 100 million years ago

By Cameron Duke published

This Cretaceous-era cockroach was active during the day and has eyes to prove it.

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Cockroach 'Superbugs' Becoming Near-Impossible to Kill

By Mindy Weisberger published

Roach-killing arsenals may soon become obsolete.

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A Cockroach Crawled Inside a Woman's Ear, and It Can Happen to You

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Yes, insects can crawl in your ear... and it happens more often than you think.

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The American cockroach is built to survive.

Here's Why Cockroaches Can Survive Just About Anything

By Stephanie Pappas published

Their genes let them essentially eat insecticides for breakfast.

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A colony of cockroaches maintained by virgin birth, or parthenogenesis. The roaches have been temporarily anesthetized with carbon dioxide.

Female Cockroaches Sync Up Their Virgin Births

By Stephanie Pappas published

Female roaches are quicker to give virgin birth, or birth without sex, when in the company of other females.

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Eww! Live Cockroach Pulled from Woman's Nose in Rare Case

By Rachael Rettner published

An odd "crawling sensation" that a women felt in her head turned out to be a real, live cockroach.

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'Lover' Cockroaches Grow Bigger Testicles to Woo Mates

By Kacey Deamer published

Madagascar hissing cockroaches can change physical characteristics to become lovers or fighters.

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Flying Cockroaches! Heat Sends Your Favorite Pests Soaring

By Taylor Kubota published

Turns out the soaring heat is just what some cockroaches need to spread their wings … literally.

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Cockroaches Use Their Own Internal GPS to Get Around

By Kacey Deamer published

Cockroaches likely don't need to stop for directions.

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Mom Genes: This Cockroach Species' Live Births Are in Its DNA

By Elizabeth Newbern published

The beetle mimic cockroach gives live birth, and one researcher from the University of Cincinnati figured out what was happening on the genetic level.

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