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Follow the Cockroaches: The Travels of Melanin Through Time & Space

Follow the Cockroaches: The Travels of Melanin Through Time & Space

A scientific response to the Out of America Theory of civilization pushed by Microwave Meme Scholars who treat passports like Cryptonite

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The cockroach is a melanin-dominant insect that has existed on planet Earth for over 300 million years. The FIRST dinosaurs do not appear until 100 million years after that.

The OG of terrestrial organisms is known for its tenacity in surviving adverse environmental circumstances and envied ability to reproduce rapidly in warm climates—which it prefers for its optimal comfort. Most cockroaches don’t even know that they can fly until they are forced to do so as a desperate trauma response.

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