How fast can a cockroach move?

Maybe some arthropod Usain Bolt has broken the record since then, but about three decades ago the world record for the fastest insect on the planet was the American cockroach at about five feet per second. And, those disgusting little speedsters use only their two rear legs when they run that fast. read more

Even one roach was too big for a Roach Hotel (a consumer product roach trap), so I made a trap by burying a casserole dish so that the surrounding loose dirt sloped downward steeply to the upper edge of the dish. read more

A cockroach can move at speeds of more than three miles per hour, which is very fast given their size. Even a baby cockroach, called a nymph, can travel at close to those speeds. Cockroach facts certainly are interesting, but only from afar. read more