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A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia

In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch of land off the east coast of Australia. Among their many discoveries, they recorded “a large ...
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Meet the world’s largest cockroach ‘Megaloblatta longipennis’; a true giant of the rainforest

Megaloblatta is a giant cockroach genus found in South and Central America. Scientists have been fascinated by these insects for than a century because of their incredible size, broad wings, and ...
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Large cockroach burrows into man’s ear — in Australia, of course

Hendrik Helmer awoke a few nights ago to find that his ear canal had been invaded by a rather large insect. The Australian man first tried to suck it out with a vacuum cleaner, then to flush it out ...
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A Cockroach 'Collective Memory' Emerges From Their Social Networks, Study Suggests

American cockroaches 'remember' as a group. (RHJ/iStock/Getty Images Plus) The collective memory of the tribe can be crucial to survival. For many animals, safety lies in numbers – and knowledge ...