He noted that the “German cockroach, ... roaches will eat anything — including hair, paper, books, ... Roaches follow the food, Dr. Schal said.

German cockroaches are similarly well-equipped, Schal said, with 545 taste receptors. "They need very elaborate smell and taste systems in order to avoid eating ... food sources, Li and ...

Cockroaches walked the world in the Carboniferous Period, over 300 million years ago, and are considered ancient and one of the first insects to be discovered.

German cockroaches communicate with one another about where to find food, a behavior that seems to be unique among cockroach species, said Dr. Qian Tang, a research associate at Harvard University ...

The German cockroach is the most widespread cockroach species in the world. But despite its name, it can be found on every continent except Antarctica. QIAN TANG: Yet nobody knows where they come ...