eople use five senses to tell them about the world. We use our eyes to see, our ears to hear, our noses to smell, our tongues to taste, and our skin to touch. Giant hissing cockroaches have very different bodies, but they still use the same senses we do. Here is a picture of a hissing cockroach with the names of some of its body parts.

    Antennae: These long feelers are used to smell. Instead of sniffing, the cockroach waves its antennae to smell food and recognize other cockroaches.
    Eyes: Hissing cockroaches use their eyes to see, but their eyes are not like ours. The cockroaches have compound eyes, each made up of thousands of tiny eyes. They probably don't see as clearly as people do, but they are very good at spotting moving things.
    Legs: Each of the six legs is covered with stiff hairs. These hairs are used to feel things.
    Cerci: These two long hairs at the hissing cockroach's back help keep it from being caught or eaten. When something moves behind the cockroach, it makes a tiny breeze of air. The cerci feel this breeze and the cockroach jumps forward so it won't be caught. It's like the cockroach has its own burglar alarm!

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