Don't celebrate the demise of cockroaches just yet – some males have adapted new ways to continue wooing females.
Glucose, a form of sugar, has long been used to bait these cockroaches into deadly traps. - UNSPLASH
The small but stubborn German cockroach is the most common species of the insect, lurking in kitchens and bathrooms across the world.Thirty years ago, researchers first noticed that some German cockroaches had developed an aversion to glucose and were avoiding the traps. But never fear: male cockroaches who have also evolved an aversion to glucose can now get around the problem.
The males also shortened the courtship process, allowing less times for the glucose conversion to take place.
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