Talk about cockroaches!

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You may think that you can tell us about these disgusting creatures. It turns out that there is, and a lot of interesting.

Please describe the several well-known and important facts, based on scientific research:

* In the world there are about 4,000 species of cockroaches.
* Cockroaches are considered pests because they carry the infection and spoil plants.
* The female cockroach capable of conceiving after one outside beget yourself a few times, she knows how to save seed.
* Cockroaches can live without food for a month and a week without water.
* Cockroaches are considered nocturnal creatures, but are not afraid of sunlight.
* Cockroaches are afraid of man.
* One of the main reasons why we repugnant cockroaches - they are omnipresent and striking survival.





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1. Flying cockroaches
Cockroach makes many squeamish feeling when you see it on the floor or on the wall. And when he still flies, it does feel uneasy. But nature, apparently, has taken care of the person, and in this, as there is only one kind of flying cockroaches - Megaloblatta longipennis, having wings. They are quite large - 185 mm. Flying cockroaches live mainly in Central and South America.



2. Cockroaches and global warming
Cockroaches produce gases every 15 minutes. After death, they continue to produce gas for 18 hours. In total, the gases that produce all the insects in the world, is 20% of the methane produced on earth. Cockroach gases in the 20 percent take the most important place, which means that their "contribution" to global warming of the planet is not small. Termites and cows are also significantly affect the warming.



3. Cockroaches die on the back.
If a cockroach falls on his back, on level ground (for example, on the floor), it can not roll over and die himself. If it falls somewhere in the land, there he can help leaves, grass, twigs or stones to be able to catch and turn over. Therefore, funds for the destruction of pesticides contain substances paralyzing the muscles of insects.



4. International name cockroaches
International name cockroach "Cucaracha" Spanish origin. It is pumped into English in the early 17th century, it is for the name of cockroaches.



5. hissing cockroaches in the movie
There is one kind of cockroach Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Hissing - hissing). During the movement he makes quite a loud hiss, punching his way as if shouting: "Dear me, dear!". It is discovered and the filmmakers have successfully used the voices of these cockroaches for scoring special episodes.



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6. headless cockroaches.
Cockroaches continue to live without a head. This suggests that they do not breathe a nose like a man and other animals and insects, they breathe the cells of the body. In addition, insects have no blood, and hence there is no pressure in the body. Cockroaches may be some time live peacefully and without a head.

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7. Cockroaches cause asthma
50 years ago there was discovered a direct link between cockroaches and allergic diseases, particularly asthma in humans. In each multi-storey town house has between 900 to 300 000 different insects, most of which are cockroaches. Scientists believe that the majority of allergic diseases it appears in the house, since people, especially children, are mainly located in the premises. Unlike periodic allergies related to the seasons, year-round allergic to cockroaches.



8. Calculate
The most common cockroach is Blatella Germanica. He is a cousin of a flying cockroach. He lives about 6 months. The female stores about 40 of the testicles can produce 6-8 times. It turns offspring 240-320 cockroaches. Enough that among them were 10 females, who multiply by 100, and within a few months, thousands of hideous creatures inhabit a tiny plot of land.



9. Fast cockroaches
American cockroach runs for the second 75 cm. The relative size of their bodies is a significant speed. If a cockroach the size of a cheetah, he would have ran 50 km per hour. Legs cockroaches operate as an antenna.



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