How Do Flies Turn Into Cockroaches?
WouterIf you’ve ever wondered how do flies turn into cockroach-like creatures, you’re not alone. It’s a fascinating process. Flies begin their life as tiny, off-white eggs that hatch between eight and twenty hours after an adult fly lays them. Fly maggots then develop from these eggs and grow to half an inch long. They resemble tiny worms and have kidney-shaped markings and thin heads. They breathe through spiracles that resemble mouths.
Flying cockroaches enter homes through many different ways, including open windows, holes in exterior walls, and drainpipes. Some cockroaches even follow the light from a television screen. If they can’t fly, they prefer to crawl to their destination.
Cockroaches have six legs, making them extremely fast. A cockroach can cover a distance of 50 body lengths in one second, which would be equivalent to 200 miles an hour for a human. Their wings allow them to fly in warm and cold conditions.
Flying cockroaches are more difficult to control than cockroaches that are unable to fly. While they do use their wings to glide, they tend to prefer crawling on the ground. They tend to live in warm, moist places like around heaters and leaking air conditioners.
Adult cockroaches lay their eggs in a protective shell known as an ootheca. The ootheca can contain sixteen to fifty eggs, depending on the species. They lay four to thirty oothecae in their lifetime. Their eggs need about two months to hatch.
