cockroach

ancestors

The cockroaches are an ancient group, with their ancestors, known as “roachoids”, originating during the Carboniferous period, some 320 million years ago.

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hardiness

It is popularly suggested that cockroaches will “inherit the earth” if humanity destroys itself in a nuclear war. While cockroaches do, indeed, have a much higher radiation resistance than vertebrates, with a lethal dose perhaps six to 15 times that for humans, they are not exceptionally radiation-resistant compared to other insects, such as the fruit fly.

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Brian Thompson (businessman) (Wikipedia) Brian Robert Thompson (July 10, 1974 – December 4, 2024) was an American businessman. He was the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, from April 2021 until his killing in December 2024.

survivor

I am a survivor. I am like a cockroach, you just can’t get rid of me. Madonna

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insect

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661828

Wikipedia

Cockroach (Wikipedia) Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known pests.