The Karate Kickin’ Cockroach Articles
Meet the karate cockroach and other hard-kicking animals From kangaroos to kiwis, animals have found that a swift kick is often the best defense. www.nationalgeographic.com
The emerald jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is renowned for its ability to zombify the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) with a sting to the brain. www.karger.com
The American cockroach places a well-aimed karate kick to keep the jewel wasp from turning it into a zombified husk of wasp chow. That's what a new study found anyway. animals.howstuffworks.com
Scientists documented the fancy footwork that helps some cockroaches fend off a wasp's paralyzing sting. www.nytimes.com