- When the American cockroach is threatened with being paralyzed by the sting of the emerald jewel wasp to its brain, it fights back using its hind legs to deliver a powerful kick. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/10/31/karate-kicks-keep-cockroaches-from-becoming-zombies-wasp-chow/ 6 comments science
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- Cockroaches deliver karate kicks to avoid being turned into “zombies” | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/?p=1405555 108 comments
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