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How fast can a cockroach run?

5.4 km/hAbout 3.36 mph · Run

An American cockroach runs about 1.5 m a second.

That's about 10% of a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).

5.4 km/h
Bagger 288

By speed: a cockroach is about 9× faster than Bagger 288.

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