The scientific name of the largest cockroach is Blaberus giganteus. Blaberus giganteus can grow up to 4 inches long. This cockroach species is native to Central and South America. The scientific name ...

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Megaloblatta falls under the kingdom Animalia and phylum Arthropoda. It is further placed under class Insecta and order Blattodea, which encompasses all cockroaches. Within this order, it falls under ...

The future of spy bugs may be an actual insect: the Madagascar hissing cockroach. SWARM Biotactics, a German startup, is working to fit cockroaches with tiny backpacks that could carry cameras, ...

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I recently read an essay called "Marin teen honored for alternatives to real-frog dissection" about Indigo Prasad, a seventh-grader at Mark Day School in San Rafael, California. I was thrilled to see ...

First, let’s clear something up about recent reports of a live cockroach pulled from a woman’s skull. It was technically in her skull, between her eyes—but if you stick your little finger in your ear, ...