Cockroaches are cool!

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English - October 12, 2021 04:10 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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Cockroaches - do they get a bad rap? Producer Thomas Lu teams up with self-proclaimed lesbian cockroach defender Perry Beasley-Hall to convince producer/guest host Rebecca Ramirez that indeed they are under-rated. These critters could number up to 10,000 species, but only about 30 are pesky to humans and some are beautiful! And complicated! And maybe even clean.

What insect do you think gets a bad rap? Write us at [email protected]. You can follow Thomas on Twitter @ThomasUyLu and Rebecca @RebeccalRamirez.

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