/oss/taxonomy/term/6376/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-general-science/la-cucaracha <p>“Crazy bug!” That’s what the Spanish "cucaracha" means. Why crazy? Because when these darkness-loving bugs are surprised by a light being turned on, they scamper away in a wild, crazy, zig-zag pattern! What sort of bugs are we talking about? The cockroach!</p> <p>Some 4000 different species of cockroaches have been roaming the world for at least 300 million years. The German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is the number one pest in North America and commonly infests homes, squeezes through cracks, and feeds on almost everything- from human food to wood, from soap to glue.</p> Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:50:05 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9188 at /oss