The Contribution Of Cockroaches
The contribution of cockroaches in the ecosystem.
What will happen if there were no cockroaches?
Cockroaches are one of the ancient species, it begins to be found from the
Carboniferous period, about 320 million years ago [1]. It belongs to the group of
Blattodea, undering the category of Inseacta. Most of us has seen cockroaches, we
often see them hiding inside the dark and humid place in our home, including the
kitchen, toilet or the gutter. Every time we see them, we would never be nice to
them, killing them as fast as we could, we may ever hope they could become extinct.
However, have we thought about the their benefits and contribution to the world? In
this essay, the importance of cockroaches will be discussed by focusing their
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