HISTORY Chicxulub is an asteroid that hit Earth about 65 million years ago. The effect of the Chicxulub was the end of the Mesozoic era.
The effect of the impact of the asteroid with a diameter of 11 to 81 km in diameter, created a large crater on the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico, which still exists today.
Then, the area of the crater formed from the Chicxulub collision to the Earth, has a diameter of 150 km, and is the second largest crater on Earth.
As a result, the one that was destroyed from the face of the Earth at that time, was the Dinosaur.
Chicxulub, the Asteroid That Destroyed the Dinosaurs, But the Cockroaches Survived!
The interesting thing is, the ancestors of cockroaches, which at that time also existed, turned out to be safe, and left their descendants until the modern era today.
How did the cockroaches survive the meteor impact, which at that time also triggered the eruption of the volcanoes, which were within a thousand miles of the impact site.
It turns out that the reason is, as reported by EeathSky via Fin, that the cockroach’s body is apparently equipped with the ability to survive in rough terrain, including the destruction caused by meteors
Having a slim body design, cockroaches are able to sneak into tight places, helping them survive the effects of Chicxulub.
According to experts, when the earth’s temperature soared up due to the violent impact, and at a time when most animal species were wiped out, but not by cockroaches.
With these body characteristics, cockroaches can hide between crevices in the ground, which gives them protection from the heat on the earth’s surface.
However, after that, the Earth’s sky was covered with black dust caused by the Chicxulub impact.
Plants that depend on sunlight are no longer able to survive. Likewise, animals that depend on plants to survive.
Here too, the characteristics of the cockroach keep it alive as a survivor. including omnivores, cockroaches can survive with whatever is available in the vicinity.
Not picky when it comes to eating, making the small insects that most people consider disgusting, able to survive to this day. (Jni).
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