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DNA Reveals How German Cockroaches Came to Dominate the World (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Have you seen one fly? They have wings but the only time I've ever seen a roach fly was at school and it was way too big to be german

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Some of us Germans can be incredibly big so I wouldn't be sure about that either.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I grew up in the Philippines. I don't know what kind we had there but they were big (1.5-2" in length) and they definitely flew.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

German cockroaches don't get nearly that size