Despite their tendency to spread dangerous diseases, cockroaches keep themselves clean by grooming immediately after physical contact. A cockroach’s antennae—which are particularly long—help them scan ...

The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all ...

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 ...

The world’s most widespread type of cockroach — a tiny, tan pest called the German cockroach — is at this moment crawling through countless buildings, hiding in the dark nooks of hotel rooms, ...

For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out where cockroaches came from, the mystery being that they do not exist in nature. Today we know the answer; we created them in our own image and ...

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 ...

Though we know them to be dirty insects, cockroaches are actually incredible self-groomers. In fact, their grooming behavior helps keep them safe and alert, aiding their resilience. These critters ...