ive been noticing this .... why is it ? how do they get upsidedown ?

Did u just mention our name

You could have asked the one you saw in your shoes and killed.

Mods please do the "needful*

I really don't know why they die upside down
But I do know that whenever I see a cockroach lying straight up I pick up my slippers and I smash it to the ground.

That's all I care about

Most cockroaches that die upside down are the ones killed by insecticides. Something tells me that these insecticides work by blocking the holes in their abdomens, called spiracles. In a bid to 'draw' more air (surface area) as they tussle for life with the insecticide, they overturn themselves, then they die in that position.

whatofyou: Most cockroaches that die upside down are the ones killed by insecticides. Something tells me that these insecticides work by blocking the holes in their abdomens, called spiracles. In a bid to 'draw' more air (surface area) as they tussle for life with the insecticide, they overturn themselves, then they die in that position.

Have u also noticed with the insecticide when u spray them this capsule thing comes out of them ? Urghh *shudders*

lepasharon:

Have u also noticed with the insecticide when u spray them this capsule thing comes out of them ? Urghh *shudders*

Have you tried using one of the capsules as a tablet?

Only females carries capsules. Its their egg/eggs

jobless people

Not all of them do. If you're killing them with some sort of pesticide or neurotoxin, like Raid, their dying brains will cause spasms in their muscles. Frequently this will flip the roach over onto its back where it will then spasm uncontrollably and helplessly until brain death is reached. Most of the dead roaches you see are probably poisoned, which would explain why you're finding them that way. Roaches rarely meet their maker in a natural way out in the open; if they were to die naturally, they would probably be already too weak to leave
the burrow. Too weak and slowly dying, the roaches dying of old age will most likely be on their bellies. But you'd never see them.

To recap: roaches have mini seizures when they're poisoned, flipping them onto their backs. By sampling bias, you probably only see the poisoned ones, and draw the conclusion that dead roaches die on their backs.

Dreyl: Hmmm

lynpetra: t

lilprinze: j

yhuci: .
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melojames: L

EldaTimba: .

kaka22: .

Samiceman: Ye

mindworx:

Their souls cannot fly up to heaven unless they are upside down. This is why we need a dislike button!

I don't know o.

Ye

Same reason why human beings don't die on their feet!

Alakoba....... See queshion....... Hw I wan take knw? Shey I be cockroach?

because jonathan is a cockroach.

corneremperor: Same reason why human beings don't die on their feet!

Which is?

#Searching for crockroach. Found one#
Me: Eh crockroach, why do your mates die upside down?

Crockroach: we die upside down because we like to go out gallantly but that's none of your business
Me:

Not all cockroaches die upside down. Maybe those dying upside down are those who died in a via insecticides so they struggle to survive and they eventually die.

Funny comments...

While struggling before death, i think dey subconsciously flip their body.

hmmmmm......since this post can make front page, I still have hope of marrying Genie Nnaji.

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we are not Cockroaches so how are we suppose to know why they die upside down?

Cockroach dies and resurect back to life,i don't really trust those roaches,
but i don't really fathom why they die upside down though,
that will be a story for the gods i guess.

Read why cockroaches die upside down Here. The post explain in full details why some of them die upside down and why some dont

ayusco85:

Which is?

Will you die while standing?