Robot bugs mingle with roaches


	Robot bugs mingle with roaches

pokkets

11-16-2007 10:14 PM

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robot, bug, cockroach, collective, behavior, light, dark

pokkets says:

An inside agent. Perhaps they can lead the cockroaches out into shoe range. It's all in the pheremones

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11-16-2007 10:48 PM

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