{"id":1182,"date":"2022-08-02T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2022-08-02T17:49:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:49:00","slug":"can-a-cockroach-fly-or-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/can-a-cockroach-fly-or-jump\/","title":{"rendered":"Can A Cockroach Fly Or Jump?\u00a0Air Roach!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all know that roaches can scurry pretty quickly across the floor. Sometimes they scurry straight toward<\/a> you when you flip on the light. Weird! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But can a cockroach fly or jump?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, some species can fly, glide, and jump. However, not all roach species can fly or jump due to their relatively high body mass. Most of us have witnessed these unwanted visitors crawling around dark spaces, and some might get shocked when they see one fly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last thing you want in your household is flying pests that can easily contaminate food and other surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get a better understanding of these expert scavengers, we’ve put together this look at roaches in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Can A Cockroach Fly Or Jump?\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are about 4,600 different cockroach species today<\/a> and no one has a really good sense of how many roaches there are in the world at any given time. Most all species have multiple wings, but only a few use them for moving around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The species that can fly can only do so for short distances, and at most times they prefer to crawl.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The species that can fly can only do so for short distances, and at most times they prefer to crawl.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most roaches don’t necessarily fly to reach higher heights, but instead use their wings to glide from a higher surface to a lower level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, there is a roach species known as the leaproach<\/a> that uses its hind legs to jump to higher surfaces.\u00a0It looks a lot like a grasshopper, but it’s a roach. More on the leaproach below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This leads to the question, do all cockroaches fly? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are several cockroach species known for flying over short distances, such as the American, Australian, Asian, and Cuban cockroaches. The German species<\/a>, however, do not fly at all (they’re too busy quickly breeding<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, there are wingless species such as the Madagascar hissing cockroach and Oriental cockroaches that lack wing pads for flying.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to determine a flying cockroach is one with well-developed wings that give it abilities to fly or glide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a complete list of the flying cockroaches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n