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Madagascar cockroaches 'cuddle' when the air gets dry, researchers find
short by Medhaa Gupta / on 22 Nov 2025,Saturday
Madagascar's hissing cockroaches "cuddle" when the atmospheric conditions get too dry, as per a study published in the journal Ethology. The researchers stated that this behaviour prevents these cockroaches from drying out. "[The study shows that] even large adult insects rely on behavioural plasticity to cope with environmental stressors," one of the researchers of the study said.
short by Medhaa Gupta / 04:56 pm on 22 Nov
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