Our experiment is the following: how does sound effect the emotions of our two little critters, Ricky and Sticky.

So there I wasI am just sitting at my desk, working on a lesson plan, listening to some chill music, when I realized that this was the perfect opportunity to observe the little dears. Here is my playlist and its corresponding reactions.

Andrew W.K. "She is Beautiful": Pretty hard core rock music- both cockroaches were completely still, no movement at all- not an antenna, nothing.

Pink "Glitter in the Air": no movement at all again.

Jack Johnson "Wrong Turn": Started moving head, and arms, antenna, body-- slight movements in these areas

Dave Matthews Band "You and Me Together": Moved quite a bit- head, arms, antenna, body--antenna moved quite a bit

OK! THIS IS CRAZY!!!!! SO, I switched songs, and Sticky stopped moving around again. I switched back to "You and Me Together" and he started moving around- actually walking around! Climbing on the paper towel roll! Not only that, but he started bobbing his antenna TO THE BEAT OF THE SONG!!!!! I think that I will start experimenting to see if this antenna-bob-age is just his natural moving speed, or if he could sense the vibrations of the beat.

Landon Pigg and Lucy Schwartz "Darling I do": Bobbing antenna to the beat of the song- very pronounced beat because it is a waltz. However, slowed whole body movement.


This is a little more bizarre that I was anticipating...