DNA Reveals How German Cockroaches Came to Dominate the World
DNA Reveals How German Cockroaches Came to Dominate the World
A new paper looks at the genes of the most common cockroach species, tracing its historical journey alongside humans, from Asia to the Middle East, Europe and beyond
The real third reich
65 2 ReplyThey was bugs all along. Better for stomping.
25 1 ReplyThey ratatouilled the Nazis just to reach the whole world.
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The real third roach
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Typical german behaviour
38 1 ReplyBecause they won cockroach world war 2?
23 1 Reply“The German cockroach can’t even fly,” Qian Tang, lead author of the study and an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University,
I dunno about that
18 2 ReplyHave you seen one fly? They have wings but the only time I've ever seen a roach fly was at school and it was way too big to be german
8 0 ReplySome of us Germans can be incredibly big so I wouldn't be sure about that either.
7 0 ReplyI grew up in the Philippines. I don't know what kind we had there but they were big (1.5-2" in length) and they definitely flew.
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There is a type of cockroach that can fly, if it's hot and humid enough. It lives in Florida, along with many other places.
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13 0 ReplyYou mean flammenwerfer
13 0 ReplyIt werfs flammen
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By living in German cocks, obviously
4 0 ReplyLast time I checked the Soviets stopped German cockroaches' attempt at world domination
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