elI5 why do cockroaches die upsidedown?

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elI5 why do cockroaches die upsidedown?

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They do not always. Generally, if you see them on their back, it means they died from poison and the poison caused their legs to have spastic contractions. One of those contractions pushed them over onto their backs, at which point their legs continued to spasm without affecting their posture anymore.

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