But there's a twist. Halfmann et al. say that they were unable to source cockroaches of the species used in the 1969 study (Blatta orientalis). Instead, the replication study used Blaberus craniifer, ...

Move over James Bond, your job is under threat from an army of robo-spies that look and move like cockroaches. Researchers have created insect bots, inspired by the Blaberus giganteus species ...

The robot is based on the deathhead cockroach (Blaberus discoidalis) and has six legs, two small front legs and two large, powerful back legs. It also has the cockroach's shoulder motion ...

This intimidating-looking beast is aptly named the death’s head cockroach (Blaberus craniifer). Its distinctive appearance makes it a popular cockroach to keep as a pet. However, many ...

According to the Kant University in Kaliningrad, where the robot was developed, it was designed to emulate the Blaberus Giganteus cockroach prevalent in South America. The developers usec a ...

In the study, Chen Li, a biologist at the University of California, Berkeley and her team placed some forest-floor-dwelling discoid cockroaches (Blaberus discoidalis) in an obstacle course ...

That's exactly what the RoboRoach is; part electronic robot, part real-live cockroach. The design was ... hurt or harm the insect -- in this case a Blaberus discoidalis, or simply discoids ...

The team also attached the system to the nerve endings of the leg of a discoid cockroach (Blaberus discoidalis). When the pressure sensors were activated, the roach’s leg kicked, demonstrating ...

Blaberus giganteus, can reach up to 10 cm in length. The heaviest species, Macropanesthia rhinoceros, also known as the rhinoceros cockroach, reaches only around 8 cm but can weigh remarkable 35 ...

The cockroaches, also known as Blaberus Giganteus, are one of the world’s largest cockroach species. Families can get the ultimate cockroach selfie as they bravely go into the giant 8ft tall ...

Cockroaches have been crawling on the planet ... in length in adulthood, compared with Blaberus giganteus, for example, which can reach lengths of 4 inches (10 cm). The recently discovered insects ...