Volcano May Have Killed Off New Bioluminescent Cockroach

terrancem writes "A newly discovered light-producing cockroach, Lucihormetica luckae, may have already been driven to extinction by a volcanic eruption in Ecuador. The species, only formally described by scientists this year, hasn't been spotted since the Tungurahua Volcano erupted in July 2010. The new species was notable because it represented the only known case of mimicry by bioluminescence in a land animal. Like a venomless king snake beating its tail to copy the unmistakable warning of a rattlesnake, Lucihormetica luckae's bioluminescent patterns are nearly identical to the poisonous click beetle, with which it shares (or shared) its habitat."

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Re:No true cockroach...

[flyneye]

If they can be killed off by volcano, I want to know how to utilize this power to cleanse "the hood" and other neighborhoods where roaches breed, prosper, thrive and make short term, high interest loans. We may be on to something!