Cockroach Courtship and Mating: Sugar Aversion Hampers Cockroach Coupling - SciTechDaily

New research from North Carolina State University (NC State) shows the behavioral mechanism behind a sweet cockroach mating ritual that takes a bitter turn, resulting in rejected males. Male German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) offer females a pre-mating …

ByNorth Carolina State UniversityMay 12, 2022 Male cockroaches attract females by providing a roach version of chocolate sugars and fats. Glucose-averse females, however, sometimes flee when their s… [+6910 chars]

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