The Karate Kickin’ Cockroach Articles

Meet the karate cockroach and other hard-kicking animals. From kangaroos to kiwis, animals have found that a swift kick is often the best defense

How Not to Be Turned into a Zombie. The emerald jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is renowned for its ability to zombify the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) with a sting to the brain.

Cockroaches Karate-Kick Wasps to Avoid Becoming Zombies. The American cockroach places a well-aimed karate kick to keep the jewel wasp from turning it into a zombified husk of wasp chow. That’s what a new study found anyway.

The Wasp Wants a Zombie. The Cockroach Says ‘No’ With a Karate Kick. Scientists documented the fancy footwork that helps some cockroaches fend off a wasp’s paralyzing sting.