Background information, if relevant...
I live in West Africa.
I have a phobia of cockroaches, but have to know... HOW on earth can a cockroach get so big???
2006-08-11 00:44:00 · 11 answers · asked by Balaboo 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The reason we tend not to see as big cockroaches as the one that you have witnessed is because they have a tendancy to be killed before they have the chance to die naturally. I study insects as part of my biology university course and according to one of my text book, a cochroach has the ability to grow up to 0.75 inches per year, providing it is living in conditions which would allow it to this so for example enough heat, lighing food etc, so your cochroach is around 3+ years old.. The oldest cochroach on record is 8 years, I cant remember where that was found but it was discovered in 1991.
Hope that helps!
Seren XXX
2006-08-11 00:54:07 · answer #1 · answered by Seren 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They just do...I could be wrong but i think i think they can grow as big as 8 inches...(not very typical though) usually in south america:) i know the life span would also depend on the type of cockroach.
2006-08-11 01:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by wittlewabbit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try cutting 1 in half and counting the rings
2006-08-11 00:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by Mick B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know its age, but if I saw it I could predict how much longer it would live with pretty good accuracy.
2006-08-11 01:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by Mesper 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
4years 3 months 2 days and 12.5 hrs exactly
statistics are for greenwich mean time (GMT)
2006-08-11 01:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
OMG! We're doomed!
2006-08-11 00:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
4maths 3days
2006-08-11 00:53:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steroids, no doubt.
2006-08-11 00:50:49 · answer #8 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do u want to buy it a birthday card or something ??
2006-08-11 00:49:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about it, it's still not as big as my p....
2006-08-11 04:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Dirk Wellington-Catt 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋