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In his seminal work On the Evolution of Species, Charles Darwin describes how organisms evolve over generations through a process of ‘natural selection’, which alters inherited physical or behavioural traits in various species for their survival. This conclusion, mind you, was voiced in 1859, way before the theory and technology for capturing genetic mutation arrived. This sophisticated technology later brought forth data to support Darwinian observations.

Ironically, the Chief Justice of India was right when he expressed a certain horror at the hordes of India’s young jobless taking to streets like bands of cockroaches. Cockroaches belong to a certain ancient species of roachoids who, for over 3 million years, have survived waves of mass extinction of mega life forms like dinosaurs, numerous wars and even nuclear challenges. How did they do it you may ask. 

First, they have made sure they appear to be nothing, but are everything and without them nothing will be anything because they are Mother Nature’s scavengers for surviving with minimal resources and cleaning all sorts of messes. Their key traits are flat oval bodies, tough outer shells and rapid reproduction. They have also developed mouths that can detect threats as they chew. For example they will not eat sugar coated stuff including pesticides that kill lesser species. 

With this toolkit, cockroaches easily drifted across continents starting with Asia and finally........

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