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Why are cockroaches so hard to kill? - Ameya Gondhalekar

Why are cockroaches so hard to kill? - Ameya Gondhalekar

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Dig into the genetic adaptations of cockroaches, and find out what makes it so hard to get rid of these tenacious creatures. In ancient Egypt, there was a spell that declared, Be far from me, O vile cockroach. Thousands of years later, we re still trying to oust these insects. But from poison traps to brandished slippers, cockroaches seem to weather just about everything we throw at them. So, what makes cockroaches so hard to kill? Ameya Gondhalekar digs into the genetic wonders of this troublingly tenacious creature.
Date: 2022-04-19

Comments and reviews: 10


thankful that the houses weve moved from and into in the uk have never had a roach problem, i cant imagine thousands of small unkillable roaches doing whatever they want
i can however, still remember and imagine the huge cockroach at my aunties house back in africa. regardless of whether i find them creepy or cute, i hope they do well for themselves and the environment without causing anyone any harm

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Well, the only thing that permanently kills roaches is diatomaceous earth dusting accross common/favorite/highly attractive. The reason this kills them is it is filtered between the layers of its exoskeleton and dries out the inner fleshy parts thus killing them quite efficiently. When roaches come into contact with it they instinctively know it's bad for them and will run away. Best, cheapest method ever!
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Here s my thing with all the signs out there you would think that they would extract that gene from the cockroach to make us immune to salmonella and E. coli bacteria and probably many more things? We are inside of a hamster cage the fetus when they want the cure is when they want and they don t when they don t! These big Pharma companies and governments are in complete control of us
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Moving to Florida, it's not the snakes or alligators I needed to worry about. It was the giant roaches. We have a pest control company come and spray the house every few months, so at least the things are usually dead when I find them. But the first time I saw one fully alive, I nearly started crying from fear. Something about that skittery way bugs move. shudder
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Bro if you shoot one it will still live, they are nearly impossible to destroy, the only thing that gets rid of them to an extent are predators, like dogs or cats, cats can dispatch them effectively, but not all the way
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German cockroaches are literally wild man. They are so small, really fast and hard to kill, and if you move cross country (without exterminating all of your belongings) they WILL hitch a ride to your next destination.
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I hate cockroaches as I have a fear of them. They keep on showing up in my apartment bathroom within three days and it would get worse as the place I live in would get hotter and roaches need water
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I hate cockroaches so much that I will kill it on sight by squashing them flat! I don t understand why people are so scared to it that they run and forced me to catch them all
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I have always loved ted-ed's animations. Every video has a different and unique animation which makes it fun and entertaining for the audience no matter the age.
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I can't emphasize enough on how grateful I am that you used animated cockroaches instead of pictures of real ones for your demonstration video.
Respect.

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