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Zoo plans to present cockroach exhibit

A Japanese zoo is trying to do the impossible: improve the image of cockroaches. It will put on an exhibition of one of the world's most hated insects. With 4,000 species of the hardy bug worldwide, cockroaches can survive almost anywhere. One highlight of the exhibition will be a five-way race among cockroaches, in which visitors can watch them whiz down a track.