Karate kicks keep cockroaches from becoming zombies, wasp chow

(Vanderbilt University) Far from being a weak-willed sap easily paralyzed by the emerald jewel wasp's sting to the brain -- followed by becoming a placid egg carrier and then larvae chow -- the cockroach can deliver a stunning karate kick that saves its life.
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