European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tosb.be<c5saca a twi Natalie Angier times r f absence makes the heart grow Binder then perhaps the moment has arrived to consider a modest Celebration of the cockroach. B . A by by a in recent times Many City dwellers have been Able to stride into their kitchens at. Night with a newfound Confidence that they can Hick on the Light take a Glass from the cupboard even grab a few cookies from a Box on the counter a All without the odious sight of dozens of Greasy Brown cockroaches skittering for cover. The creature is far far from nearing extinction and indeed remains a serious pest in restaurants hospitals and Many inner City housing projects. But entomologists arid Public Haltli officials said that since new insecticides the Amidor Olry Brazones were introduced in the mid-19h0s, they have made a significant Dent in the less extreme cases of infestations. so now that humans no longer need share every meal and Inch of shelf space with unwelcome squatters Crit biologists Hope they can instill if not outright affection at least a detached sense of admiration for cockroaches which Are b among the oldest and most resourceful of All land animals. bbb. In new studies of species found in the tropics a where the creatures know their place and that place is not ours e researchers have discovered that the insects display a wide Range of impress Sive Behaviours. A v b a. A s a. Some female cockroaches Are devoted mothers carding their offspring in Little pouches Kangaroo style rather than simply dropping their eggs and leaving the nymphs to their own devices As Many insects do. V v by one scientist has recently discovered a Type of cockroach that docs the insect equivalent of breast feeding. B a a a ? is. A a a. A a a new Yolk time. Among admirable qualities scientists in cockroaches mothering instincts. The male cockroach carries paternal care to a rather greater length. Lie. Will Dine off Bird droppings for the sole purpose of extracting precious nitrogen that he can bestow on his developing offspring. A a a a a a cockroaches Are exquisitely sensitive to the. Slightest breezes a trait that accounts for their unusually Long antennae. Such tactile sensitivity combined with a nervous system built of exceptionally Large cells makes the cockroach an Ideal experimental organism for the study of How nerve cells work. Abb a among Neur biologists the cockroach has be come the insect version of the White rat a said May r. Berenbaum an entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. B. Further fore few animal rights activists will disrupt ii Laboratory where the experimental or Gan ism is a cockroach. A people get All worked up Over rising Kittens and puppies for medical experiments a said be rent aim. A a but nobody is going to shed any tears if you kill a few thousand cockroaches Lor the Good of Berenbaun Vikis made it her particular Mission to bolster the cockroaches reputation. Frei year she holds an a insect fear film Lesti Val Quot using clip s from movies to tweak the Public s interest in insects and to dispel myths. The theme of the Chril festival presented in february a is the cockroach. Among the offerings Bic Bainn was most pleased with at the lest were animated films. C Artoon cockroaches talk in High Chipper voices and rarely Stop smiling b a quote a they re modelled after Mickey mouse a she said by in animated films vermin become your a. Bany questions a does loud disco music raise Twood pressure . Triangular Fossa Cut of Kulik Anlo roof in cuff to a Gwo Ira Ilyf lob or Lobule data in the literature do suggest that exposure to loud noise raises blood pressure said or. Michael d. Moran a hypertension specialist at the National heart lung and blood Institute b lie said however that the studies were done in factories where the noise level was higher than that in an office. V he said he doubted that any of Llie studies had continued Long enough to show what Long term effects there might be beyond the known danger of hearing when communion wine is from a common cup is there a danger of spreading diseases. Drunk a theoretically yes said or. Michael f. Ciao Idaho. A specialist in infectious diseases at Hospital comely medical Center. A alcohol however is a very Good a Antiseptic so the fact that you Are drinking Alc Lithol probably reduces the Chance of Quot getting a transmissible . The risk is the same As of someone with a viral infection like mononucleosis or the common cold shares a drinking Glass with someone else in the household Giordano said. A although the risk of spreading a disease is probably lower with communion wine than with a non alcoholic beverage Giordano said he would warn colds or sore throats not to share any drinking vessel including a communion chalice. A. Readers Are invited to submit guest uns about Goodou to questions. Science times. The , times West Cirri St. New York. N y 10036 of general interest will to answered in this cold Onri but regu osts Lor medical a in i e cannot be honoured Are unpublished Etc ers cannot to answered .21, a i sunday
