Why are cockroaches so indestructible? The secret of pest survival (5 photos)

Yes, actually, quite killable. The punitive slippers of justice and the gas attack from dichlorvos have not been canceled. One cockroach is an almost useless and powerless combat unit. But there is never one cockroach.





Be careful, this photo may make you suddenly want to hit the monitor with your slipper.

For most insects, our home is akin to a desert: dry air, almost complete absence of water and food. The same thing would happen if a person found himself somewhere in the middle of the Sahara. Alas, this does not apply to cockroaches. They are adapted to human apartments no worse than their owners.



They don't need a special diet. They will dine on whatever they find: from crumbs in the kitchen to wallpaper in the living room. These crazy creatures even eat glue and wood - it’s not for nothing that they are relatives of termites! What, decided to starve them? Well, good luck. One crumb is enough for a cockroach to live well for a couple of days. A well-fed insect can survive without calories for up to a month.





And such a piece will last a cockroach its entire life.

With water, beech is also on first name terms. You can't drown an insect - a cockroach can swim underwater and not breathe for up to 40 minutes. And even if you try to remove everything edible (including wallpaper) and liquid (which is basically unrealistic), you would rather die yourself than kill a cockroach. They can survive without food or water for about a week.



What hits cockroaches the hardest is the lack of humidity. The drier the apartment, the less comfortable the conditions for insects will be in your apartment.

And the worst thing is: cockroaches act together. Know that if you don’t see them, it doesn’t mean they don’t exist. They share information with each other about safe routes and food sources, so as not to stumble upon the evil owner of the apartment. Try to go into the kitchen at an unusual time, around 3-4 am - you may find yourself right in the middle of an unauthorized cockroach party. Tested by the personal experience of the article editor.



So this is what it means: cockroaches take over the kitchen.

And even if you poison their food, they will adapt. 3-4 generations after the emergence of a new poison, these creatures learn to identify, distinguish and avoid it.

What conclusion can be drawn? The strength of cockroaches is in unity. Their phenomenal vitality increases exponentially when they work together. While each person fights them one by one. Well, there's a lot to learn from these insects, isn't there?