Odd And Interesting Facts About Cockroaches

Posted on April 10, 2012

Here are some interesting facts about cockroaches you may not have known:

Cockroaches can withstand freezing temperature of 32 degrees but will die if the temperature goes much below that.
The world’s largest roach is six inches long with a one-foot wingspan.
The world’s largest roach lives in South America.
Some roaches are tiny and live in ant nests.
Tropical cockroaches are often brightly colored green, yellow, red.
Most species of cockroaches live in the tropics.
No food for a month–not even a crumb? Roaches can go without eating for a month but will only live a week without water.
It’s hard to sneak up on a roach. They have one great big nerve connecting their tails to their heads, alerting them to danger from behind.
Roaches have faster reflexes than humans–even faster than Michael Jordan’s.
Roaches can swim and hold their breath for 40 minutes. But they breathe through their sides–not their noses–which makes it tough to come up for air.
American cockroaches are quick little varmints. They can run up to three miles per hour.
Male cockroaches weigh less than female cockroaches, and males can fly and flee faster.
Cockroaches are supreme couch potatoes. They spend 75 percent of their time resting.
Young roaches need only a space as thin as a dime to crawl into a space. Adult males can squeeze into a space the size of a quarter. Pregnant females need the most space of all to hide, a space as wide as two stacked nickels.