This video, produced by The Bug Chicks for Texas A&M University’s Department of Entomology, explores the biology, morphology and mythology of cockroaches.

"Cockroaches get a bad rap," they tell us. "Even though only 10% of species are pests of humans, we tend to associate all of them with filth, and they actually play a more important role in our lives than you might think."

Watch the video below.