There are nearly 4,000 known species of cockroach. Their existence dates back to more than 200 million years.

The world's largest roach is six inches long with a one-foot wingspan.If you were to collect one of every species of cockroach found in the world, you'd need a lot of jars to put them in. There are some 5,000 species of cockroaches worldwide. Cockroaches have 6 legs and least 18 knees!!! Cockroaches have six hairy legs. The tiny hairs found on each leg give them their sense of touch.
No food for a month--not even a crumb? Roaches can go without eating for a month but will only live a week without water.  Roaches can swim and hold their breath for 40 minutes. But they breathe through their sides--not their noses--which makes it tough to come up for air. No, it's not an albino. If you see a white cockroach, it has just shed its skin. A cockroach that has just shed its skin is white with black eyes. (Just call it Casper the Cockroach.) After eight hours, however, it will regain its regular shell coloring.

American cockroaches are speedy little creatures. They can run up to three miles in an hour. Cockroaches in your gourmet dinner? Maybe not as a main dish, but they have been used in sauces, condiments and as appetizers. The cockroach was once a guest of honor in European homes, and it was customary to release them in new dwellings.

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