Rex Trulove
Insects are incredibly resistant to high levels of radiation. Studies done by Oregon State University showed that some species of ants and cockroaches could survive when exposed to radiation levels that were 10 to 100 times the amount that would be lethal to humans. This means that in an all-out nuclear war, insects would likely survive long after mankind disappeared.
I did not know anything about these facts.
Most people don’t. It is astonishing that they can take that much radioactivity without problems.
This is one of those amazing facts, I never knew this would be possible.
I’m still trying to figure out why OSU decided to study this in the first place.