Prehistoric cockroaches look like mantis

Prehistoric cockroaches were predators at night and had a slightly mantis-like appearance.

Discovered the prehistoric cockroach that looked like a mantis

Prehistoric cockroach specificaputis Manipulator dating to 100 million years old, found in transparent amber pieces at the mine in Noije Bum, Myanmar. Peter Vršanský, expert of Geological Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia, said cockroach specimens are derived from Early Cretaceous.

Prehistoric cockroach specimens in pieces of amber.(Photo: Peter Vršanský)

According to Nature World News, this is an extinct predatory cockroach tonight, whose shape is not much different from today's mantis .

Today's cockroaches cannot rotate their heads easily, but can only lower flat heads vertically when eating. Meanwhile, prehistoric cockroaches have a long neck, allowing them to freely turn their heads. They also have long, slender legs, like many of today's predatory insects.

According to the article published in Geologica Carpathica magazine, cockroach specimen is an insect that eats meat , can chase prey at night. This is in contrast to today's cockroaches, because they only eat food, old books and other decomposition.