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Wild cockroaches in Chile feed on pollen


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They may be reviled as a scourge of urban living, but most of the world's cockroaches don't scurry anywhere near a city.

A whopping 99 percent of the 4,500 known cockroach species thrive in wild places, playing vital roles in ecosystems ranging from the rain forests of Brazil to the deserts of Saudi Arabia.

Now, a new study reveals that the cockroach Moluchia brevipennis, native to central Chile's scrublands, feeds on flower pollen—and may even pollinate plants.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/05/cockroaches-pollination-insects-chile-animals/

 

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Look, I have no love for roaches,  but I have.to say, with all the dislike I forgot that even these critters have a purpose in nature...thanks for the article

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