Helmablatta louisrothi is a tiny cockroach that doesn’t scuttle through kitchens or dark basements. Instead, it hitches rides on bats. First discovered in the Tan Phu cave—part of a lava-tube ...

Remarkably, 15 species found within the cave are new to science, including the eyeless cockroach Loboptera subterranea. Archaeological remains belonging to the Guanches, the ancient Berber native ...