cockroach, n.Trivia

Cockroaches can live about two weeks without water.

Roach poisons claim to kill the whole nest, it's not because roaches share food with others. Roaches are cannibals and a single dose of poison can often be eaten many times and still be deadly.

Cockroaches can live almost a month without food.

Cockroach's are ancient --- the oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old

Cockroaches can live up to several weeks without their head -- they eventually die only due to hunger.

Cockroaches are becoming immune to insecticides.

Cockroach tea is used as a medicinal remedy in some parts of the world.

Cockroach milk is three times as nutritious as cow's milk.

Cockroaches are capable of making group decisions.

Cockroaches can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.

Lobster were considered the “cockroach of the ocean” up until WWII, and were cruelly fed to slaves and prisoners.

Cockroaches are fast --- they can run up to 3 miles an hour.

Cockroaches were here 120 million years before the dinosaurs.