Do cockroaches live for a long time and are they able to resist insecticides
Because of its strong ability to survive
There are also many myths about cockroaches circulating on the Internet
Some of them are true
The point is to decipher these various rumors about cockroaches on the Internet
Cockroaches can live for a long time without eating or drinking
this is really
We have tried before
Put five cockroaches in five glass jars
Results in the absence of any food and water
longest alive
Live for 39 days
Lived Luxor for more than 20 days
This life force is really stubborn
No wonder cockroaches are everywhere
But then again
After I got more observation and understanding of these details
Discovering this ability is not limited to cockroaches
Don't eat or drink
Not the ability to live long in hibernation
Many animals have
For example as per my observation
Enemy cockroach, white-fronted spider
After eating well
Without food and water
Live for at least a month
And pests like fleas
It can also live for several months in a pupa without eating or drinking.
No wonder these pests are so hard to eradicate
The second legend
Cockroaches can live seven days without a head
This is also true
We also did experiments
Five cockroaches beheaded
See how long they live
The longest living person lived for eight days
The others also lived four or five days.
But there is a saying on the internet
It is said that a decapitated cockroach is starving to death
I doubt it
Because of the reference to the first
Cockroaches can live dozens of days without eating or drinking
It was suspended after the first week or so.
So there must be other causes of death
The third myth
All flying cockroaches are pregnant females
I don't know where it came from
This statement seems to be especially popular on the Internet
But this is just nonsense
First of all, only some types of cockroaches can fly
For example
The terrifying American cockroach
And to be precise
cockroaches sleigh
don't fly
Inside the flying cockroach
Test several cockroaches in the field
The results show that instead
Male cockroaches are more able to fly than female cockroaches
So why is it also an adult American cockroach with wings?
Mostly just a quick crawl
Some will fly
What makes some cockroaches flutter in people's faces?
Many entomologists have said
Cockroaches can't fly
Mainly related to temperature and humidity
The higher the temperature, the higher the humidity
Cockroaches are more active
More likely to take off
Usually just crawling
But when the temperature reaches 35 degrees or more
Significantly more active
Many people start to flap their wings
It was very hot one night some time ago
One ran away by mistake
I saw him fly about 20 meters in one lane
I guess that's why crickets fly so often
Because the temperature is high
Fourth Myth
Cockroaches can reproduce asexually
Although it looks scary
But unfortunately this is true
Female cockroaches generally do not lay eggs on their own.
They still tend to have children of the opposite sex
But when female crickets can't find male crickets to mate
Laying eggs on their own
I have to say
This is another manifestation of the terrifying ability to adapt to survive.
This ability apparently allows cockroaches
More adaptable to changing environments
But as it was said before
They do not tend to reproduce asexually
Because although cockroaches that reproduce asexually can survive and reproduce
But because there is only one gender
Genetic diversity is certainly not as good as the offspring produced after mating
Therefore, the survival rate of asexually reproducing cockroaches is worse.
But it's also scary
In theory, as long as there is one female cockroach on Earth
will live
multiply and grow
Fifth Myth
You will eat cockroaches
Cockroaches really eat their own kind
Especially species such as the American cockroach
But about this phenomenon
Many people think that as long as it is a cockroach corpse
will be eaten by
from my observation
not like that
Cockroaches only eat when they are dying
Or a recently deceased type of corpse
Probably the most delicious meat
The one who was rotting for days
cockroaches barely touch
On the one hand, it can be tough and not tasty.
as they may know
This rot
It has a lot of bacteria
avoid it
The phenomenon of eating itself
It is another manifestation of the strong adaptability of cockroaches.
to survive
As long as it is edible
So class is not spared
Sixth Myth
Cockroaches can survive a nuclear explosion
first
Cockroaches cannot withstand a direct nuclear bomb explosion
No earthly creature can do that
cross this legend
Cockroaches can survive a post-nuclear apocalypse
to do this
It should have strong radiation resistance
Isn't the ability of cockroaches to resist radiation extraordinarily strong?
compared to people
much stronger
Cockroaches are 6-15 times more resistant to radiation than humans
