The world's most common cockroach is 'a monster of our own creation,' study finds
A new study into the evolutionary history of the most prevalent cockroach shows that it's "a monster of our own creation."
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A new study into the evolutionary history of the most prevalent cockroach shows that it's "a monster of our own creation."