A solitary cockroach made a slow journey across a desk during a televised news bulletin eventually caught the attention of the country's president, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Berdymukhamedov responded by sacking 30 of the station's employees. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

UC Riverside is using a cockroach petting zoo to attract students and parents to an upcoming recruitment fair. The zoo will include several species, including cockroaches that emit a foul, ammonia-like scent and the famous, palm-sized Madagascar hissing cockroach. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

"One morning, Gregor Samsa awoke from unsettling dreams to find himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous cockroach . . . "
Edit by Bornbad: This is a 'killer story', take the time to read it. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

This guy is definitely a GIRLY-MAN picked by doggylives 5 months ago

Russian space scientists have announced a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a "space cockroach" who spent 12 days in orbit. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening. Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach's learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by Vanderbilt University biologists. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

In a lab test, some 20 percent of male giant hissing roaches went romantic when they met another male. picked by MagicGravy 2 days ago