Research shows that cockroaches have evolved so that glucose-sweetened bait tastes bitter, helping them avoid once-infallible traps.
In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/6G5MBtG3uho/la-sci-cockroaches-sugar-20130524,0,4273705.story
In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/6G5MBtG3uho/la-sci-cockroaches-sugar-20130524,0,4273705.story
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