The principal player in the Diversity of Life Course is the Madagascar hissing cockroach. These magnificent insects are large, sleek, clean, slow-moving, and sexually dimorphic. Why do hissing cockroaches hiss? Insects in general have openings on the side of their bodies called spiracles. These lead to air ducts and areRead More →

If you touch a cockroach, you risk becoming infected with some serious diseases, including bacteria that cause dysentery. According to the World Health Organization, cockroaches commonly transmit these diseases to humans: Salmonellosis. Typhoid Fever. Do cockroaches walk on you when you sleep? First of all, cockroaches like to go aroundRead More →