A pair of researchers at Kyushu University in Japan, has found that at least one kind of wood-eating cockroach engages in mutual wing eating after mating. In their paper published in the journal ...

Like an entomological Armie Hammer? They say cockroaches will inherit the earth. However, it’s a wonder they reproduce at all: Japanese researchers revealed that these household pests have a penchant ...

What if the creepiest critter in your house could teach your kids a lesson about love, loyalty and the scientific method? A new study reveals that a species of wood-eating cockroach may form lifelong ...

Pair bonding — two animals forming an exclusive, long-term partnership — is almost unheard of in insects. Now scientists say they may have found it in a cockroach, and the way these roaches seal the ...

Cockroaches are one of the most reviled insects on the planet. They’re known for scurrying around in the dark, scattering in the light, and making a mess of already messy things like garbage and ...

Most love stories don’t start with mutual wing consumption. But for one species of wood-eating cockroach found in Asia, devouring your partner’s wings is apparently the ultimate commitment ceremony — ...

EXPERTS have revealed the truth behind a bizarre cockroach cannibalism ritual that leaves the loathed critters wingless. A few years ago scientists noticed that couples disturbingly eat each other’s ...