# Death and Dying

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-dying/184992>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-dying/184992 "2003-06-28T17:02:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jimmydafreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jimmydafreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmydafreak)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-dying/184992/1 "2003-06-28T17:02:24Z")

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Why do roaches and most, if not all, bugs seem to die uside down?😕

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-dying/184992/2 "2003-06-28T17:20:39Z")

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[Cecil’s column on the subject.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_024.html)

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**Author:** ![jimmydafreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jimmydafreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmydafreak)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-and-dying/184992/3 "2003-06-29T02:02:10Z")

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thanks!