When people think of survivors, They usually think of the CBS show, or veterans of a war. These people can all be named survivors. A survivor is someone or something that adapts quickly to a changing environment. Using that definition, the ultimate survivor on this planet would have to be the nefarious cockroach. The cockroach is one of the most primitive insects on Earth. According to the Cockroach Control Manual at IANRWWW.UNL.EDU, their …showed first 75 words of 928 total…

…showed last 75 words of 928 total…ship was brimming with roaches. In 1792, Captain Bligh was so determined to rid the swarm of roaches that he doused his ship with gallons of boiling water. Today millions of dollars are spent each year on getting rid of roaches. According to Orkin pest control, in the year 2000 alone, 18 million dollars have been spent on exterminating cockroaches. Hopefully you now have a better understanding of the one survivor that scientists bet will long outlive man.