World’s Largest Cockroach: Megaloblatta longipennis, a true marvel of the tropical rainforests of South and Central America, holds the record as the world’s largest winged cockroach. Scientists have ...

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller momentarily interrupted a press briefing Thursday afternoon when he noticed a cockroach crawling on the wall near a reporter’s head. “I hate to interrupt, ...

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Water bugs look like big cockroaches, but they're a completely different species. And they bite. Here's how to tell these two insects apart.

Like worrisome termites, cockroaches have a job to do, breaking down organic matter in the natural world. But even one cockroach isn’t acceptable indoors. “They don’t vector, or directly transmit, ...