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Despite their name, American cockroaches are native to Africa and the Middle East. They are believed to have been introduced to the Americas only from the 17th century AD onward as a result of human commercial patterns,[2] including the Atlantic slave trade.[5]

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[โ€“] SleepyCat@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[โ€“] CyberGhost@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see how they are settler colonists, but how are the roaches enslavers? Are they enslaving ants or something? ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] SleepyCat@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The article mentions the Atlantic slave trade as one of the ways these bugs got to America

[โ€“] CyberGhost@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I saw that, but the bugs just were there for the ride, they weren't actually slavers. Ants on the other hand have dozens of slaver species.

[โ€“] SleepyCat@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well yeah, it's just a joke. I know cockroaches aren't actually slavers

[โ€“] CyberGhost@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago