If cockroaches we see living in our kitchens, bathrooms, and the sewers are such hardy creatures, why don’t we see large populations of them in gardens and woods where there’s plenty of moisture and food?

Question

If cockroaches we see living in our kitchens, bathrooms, and the sewers are such hardy creatures, why don’t we see large populations of them in gardens and woods where there’s plenty of moisture and food?

In: Biology

Answer 1

They’re hiding, in houses you’ll mostly see cockroaches when you turn on the lights because they try and be in the darkness.

In the woods they’re in the underbrush, hiding from predators. They’re out there though, just harder to have the massive colonies you see in houses because food sources in the wild move and a big colony attracts predators.

If you ever camp in a jungle, you’ll be surprised at the number of them that you find crawling along your tent, then you’ll buy a hammock for jungle camping.