When Cockroaches Play Dead to Trick You
It's a common scene: you walk into the kitchen at midnight, flip on the light, and see a bug belly-up on the floor, but don't let it fool you because cockroaches play dead as a survival tactic more often than most people realize. It's one of those things that makes your skin crawl. You think you've won the battle, you go to grab a paper towel to dispose of the "corpse," and suddenly, the little guy flips over and sprints under the refrigerator at Mach 5. It's enough to make anyone jump and maybe scream a little—don't worry, we've all been there. ...