@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 months agoDNA Reveals How German Cockroaches Came to Dominate the Worldwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down13
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minus-square@CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoHave 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
minus-square@Undaunted@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish7•7 months agoSome of us Germans can be incredibly big so I wouldn’t be sure about that either.
minus-squarecheesymoonshadowlinkEnglish6•7 months agoI 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.
minus-square@CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoGerman cockroaches don’t get nearly that size
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
Some of us Germans can be incredibly big so I wouldn’t be sure about that either.
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.
German cockroaches don’t get nearly that size