sapphi_snake said:
I think you're confusing humans with:
There are some kinds of apocaliptic scenarios which, despite our superior intelligence and logistics (?), we cannot survive. Roaches however, would survive even a nuclear holocaust. |
Actually, research tends to show people would survive a nucelear holocaust too...
Nuclear Holocaust scenarios of the Cold War were actually pretty greatly exagerrated.
http://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/82jpr.html
The actural radiation of nuclear bombs isn't near as dangerous as you'd think.
Also, Cockroaches aren't particularly resistant to nuclear radiation. More so then humans sure, but there are other bugs way more resistant then cockroaches.
It's just people hate cockroaches, and cockroaches are seen as the "lowest of the low"... so it makes for good imagry.
Though actually that would need to be a "BURST" of radiation, and not the nuclear fallout type situation generally seen in exagerrated nuclear war stories.
Since cockroaches are only more resistant because unlike humans their cells aren't constantly dividing.
