1. Cockroaches are active at night hence, they are termed as nocturnal.
2. They are cursorial insects as they show terrestrial adaptations for running.
Cockroaches are considered pests due to following reasons:
1. Cockroaches damage household materials like clothes, shoes, paper, etc.
2. Cockroaches eat and destroy the foodstuff. They contaminate food, which gives a typical...
Many amphibians, birds, lizards and rodents prey upon cockroaches and this makes them a part of food chain. They are also eaten by certain groups of people in South America,...
Cockroach are used in laboratories as experimental animal for biological research as they can be obtained easily without causing damage to ecological balance. Cockroaches are commonly used as experimental animal in...