Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Don't worry... cockraoches DO NOT asexually reproduce














Yesterday, while observing my Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, I saw a little bug on him. My first thought was...if this thing is having babies, my roommates are going to kick me out for sure. I mean the last thing I want is an apartment full of baby cockraockes...yuck! Anyway, my friend Allison did some research(you know Wikipedia and other reliable sources) and found that it may in fact have asexually reproduced. Gerald had become a mother. And it all happened while Allison and I had gone to lunch.

I wanted to get a second opinion, so I called my professor. She laughed and told me Gerald definitely did not asexually reproduce.(I have this cockroach for her class) He probably just had a mite....which is also disgusting...but no big deal. All I had to do was give Gerald a little rinse-a-roo under the faucet and he would be good to go. Well bummer for Gerald, because there is no way I am giving a cockroach a bath.

Anyway, moral of the story:
a. do not trust everything you read on the internet
b. cockroaches definitely do not asexually reproduce

4 comments:

  1. Here is a small list of things that do asexually reproduce:
    bacteria
    viruses
    homework assignments, and
    Chuck Norris.

    Gary

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  2. Oh Gary...how did you get so awesome?!

    Kimbo Baggins

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  3. I have to say your blog is totally awesome but I do have a bone to pick with you. Under thing you like...you like brothers but not sisters. COME ON!!! Even Where the Wild Things Are got put on the list. Thanks for putting into perspective what you think of me.

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