Unknown things about cockroaches

After a long period of research, experts from the Museum of Natural History in London have introduced the world's first online database of cockroaches.

Some interesting information about cockroaches

The world's heaviest cockroach : Rhino cockroach species in Australia weighing up to 30 grams.

The smallest cockroach on the planet : This title belongs to a cockroach species in North America with the scientific name Attaphila fungicola, a length of only 3mm - slightly higher than the fire ant.

Cockroaches with the largest wingspan: Megaloblatta blaberoides distributed in Central and South America with wingspan of 185mm.

Noisy cockroaches : Cockroaches live in Madagascar, producing a long-lasting murmur.

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Cockroaches know how to die : you can test this in practice: you use a slipper to slap a cockroach they will lie flat like dead but watch for a while you will be surprised.

Cockroaches can also learn: An interesting study by Japanese scientists shows that cockroaches are also capable of learning and remembering information.

Cockroaches are virgins : this is because cockroaches may not need to have males and still have fertility. However, cockroach species are very fertile, they often give birth to 40-60 offspring in a breeding cycle. Some females only mate once and can continue to have a lifetime of pregnancy.

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Around 4,500 species of cockroaches are known around the world but in fact, undiscovered numbers can be 2-3 times higher.

Many people believe that cockroaches are the only creature that can withstand the effects of nuclear weapons . However, cockroach researcher George Beccaloni thinks that this is not true because they have stronger resistance than people but are far from many other insects.

Some studies show that cockroaches can live up to several days after being beheaded .

When the weather is severe, cockroaches can eat each other or their own mucus to survive. They are insects that harass your kitchen but according to scientists only 1% of cockroaches are harmful.

Cockroaches can run at speeds of 5 km / h if they have the same weight with us that speed will be 700 km / h faster than all of our fastest supercars now. Not only that, they can change direction to run 25 times / s an impressive number.