# Why are cockroaches so hard to kill?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Ameya Gondhalekar
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ameya_gondhalekar_why_are_cockroaches_so_hard_to_kill)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In ancient Egypt, there was a spell that declared, "Be far from me, O vile cockroach." Thousands of years later, we're still trying to oust these insects. But from poison traps to brandished slippers, cockroaches seem to weather just about everything we throw at them. So, what makes cockroaches so hard to kill? Ameya Gondhalekar digs into the genetic wonders of this troublingly tenacious creature. \[Directed by Irida Zhonga, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Phil Brookes\].

## Lectures

1. [Why are cockroaches so hard to kill?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ameya_gondhalekar_why_are_cockroaches_so_hard_to_kill/cbd2cdff1aa0), 5 min (TED's player)