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点击下方名片关注我们 导读 5月20日,唐谦及其同事在《美国国家科学院院刊》上发表了一项关于蟑螂的研究。分析表明,德国小蠊是2100年前从一种亚洲物种进化而来的,原产于现在的印度或缅甸。 以下是外媒报道。 双语文本 The cockroach that emerged from your sink drain and scuttled under the fridge? The nocturnal critter was most likely a German cockroach, and its ancestors were pestering people more than 2,000 years ago in southern Asia, a new study found. 从水槽排水管冒出来、躲在冰箱下面的蟑螂?一项新研究发现,这种夜间活动的动物很可能是德国小蠊,其祖先早在2000多年前就在南亚骚扰人类。 German cockroaches, scientifically known as Blattella germanica, are ubiquitous in cities in the United States and around the world. The hardy pests first appeared in scientific records from 250 years ago in Europe, hence the German moniker, but little is known
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