Disgusting Creature

I'm very afraid of cockroaches and especially those that fly. I remembered when I was around 7 years old, a nasty cockroach crawled into my dress. Yucks! Till now whenever I see cockroach I will get goosebumps and the feeling of it's legs on my skin. Touch wood! I have not seen any cockroaches in my house yet :)

Do You Know That?
A cockroach can live without its head for up to a week. This is because its brain is not in the head, rather is scattered throughout its body.
Cockroaches can survive without food for a month, but it will live only a week without water.
Some of the female cockroaches can mate once and remain pregnant for the rest of their lives.
Adult male cockroaches can fit into a space of hardly 1.6 mm, but a pregnant female require 4.5mm of space to hide.
The heast of a cockroach comprises of a simple tube with valves. It can stop moving anytime, without harming the roach.
A cockroach can make use of its feelers or antennae, as noses.
The sense of smell of cockroahes is very acute. In fact, they can recognize family and friends by their distinctive odors.
Female cockroaches attract males by producing pheromones, a type of scent.
Cockroaches wear their skeletons on the outside of their bodies and have white blood.
The world's largest cockroach is found in South America. It is six inches long and has a wingspan of up to one-foot.
A cockroach can swim and even hold its breath for 40 minutes, at a stretch.
When a cockroach sheds its skin, it becomes completely white. However, the skin grows back within a period of 8 hours.
Male cockroaches not only weigh less than female cockroaches, but can also fly and flee faster.
Cockroach once served as guests of honor in European homes. In fact, it was customary to release them in new houses.
A cockroach does not have blood vessels.
Cockroaches spend at least 75 percent of their time in resting.