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Cool Facts About The Bioluminescent Cockroach Believe it or not the Bioluminescent Cockroach can actually glow in the dark These intriguing insects are the first known land-based animal that uses bioluminescence to mimic another animal Sadly the Bioluminescent Cockroach may have gone extinct in 2010 at the hands of the Tungurahua Volcano, which likely destroyed all of these cockroaches during its violent eruption This cockroach will actually cover their bioluminescent lights with a thin reflective surface, much like a car headlight, which allows them to completely conceal themselves behind their light. This may be the coolest insect in the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,4024],"tags":[348,3837,3836,3839,2059,3838,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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