cockroaches

[Curly13]

what is the purpose of a cockroache? apart from to scare me of course

[andy-hughes]

To show us what a miracle of evolution looks like.

The cockroach has remianed unchanged for millions of years, because millions of years ago it arrived at its optimum design, and has never needed to change it, and through millions of years of evolution it has remained unchanged and unchanging.

Unattractive as they are, cockroaches are the nearst thing to a perfected lifeform on this planet and the strong betting is that when the planet goes, they will be the last speices to check out - and you have to have some grudging admiration for that.

But yes, they are total creepsville!

[Lakitu]

Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I wish they'd take their perfect little bodies off planet Earth! shudder

[Curly13]

lol @ Lakitu
same as, I hate them!!

[gen2]

The purpose of any organism is to survive long enough to procreate.

[WhiteBear]

they are very ugly little creature, just like any other creepy crawlys!! :(

Andy amzing facts did u study science? :) x

[andy-hughes]

No WhiteBear, but I have always watched nature programmes.

I find roaches as repulsive as anyone else, but at the same time, their ability to survive without change for all this time has to be admired.

[woofgang]

what is the purpose of a human?

[squarebear]

Indeed woofgang. Only a human's arrogance would ask such a question. Why should the cockroach serve or be of any benefit to you?

[Curly13]

wow!! blimey squarebear, I was merely asking as in.... are they in the food chain? do they serve any purpose to the planet etc
it was only a question.......sorry i asked!!! I am NOT an arrogant person by the way!

[sara3]

I don't think Curly implied that he/she was going to stomp on the whole species!

although............ ;o)

[Curly13]

its tempting sara3 lol, but i heard that just spreads the eggs? lol

[sara3]

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, gross!