This Valentine’s Day, more than 2,000 hopeless romantics will gift their loved one an unforgettable memory—featuring one of the largest species of cockroach in the animal kingdom. How sweet! Since ...

Want to celebrate Valentine’s Day a little differently in Upstate New York? You can name a cockroach after an ex and watch it get eaten. The Via Aquarium in Schenectady, N.Y., is offering a limited ...

The jewel wasp is a parasite with a method so precise it can turn a cockroach into a living host without killing it immediately. By targeting the nervous system, it changes the roach’s behavior and ...

have created a new type of insect cyborg that can navigate autonomously -- without wires, surgery, or stress-inducing electrical shocks. The system uses a small ultraviolet (UV) light helmet to steer ...

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Imagine a predator that doesn’t just kill its prey, but performs a high-stakes “brain surgery” to turn it into a willing servant. Meet the jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa), a shimmering, emerald-hued ...

The "Cry Me A Cockroach" fundraiser for Valentine's Day returns to the San Antonio Zoo. (Copyright San Antonio Zoo) SAN ANTONIO – Want to get revenge on an ex? Don ...

The jewel wasp is known for a parasitic life cycle that relies entirely on cockroaches. After manipulating its host, the wasp lays eggs that develop internally over time. Scientists say this process ...

In inner-city homes, cockroach allergens are found in 85% of US residences, and up to 80% of children with asthma show sensitivity to these allergens in skin tests. Cockroaches produce over 20 types ...

Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger asthma and allergies. NC State researchers found that larger infestations ...