Cyborg roaches, other bionic bugs may save you in the future. Good reason not to hate bugs?

Don't stomp on these roaches. Researchers from the North Carolina State University outfitted some crawly critters with bionic, electronic backbacks that enable them to use cockroaches to help them gather information during search and rescue missions. They hope this will one day help them find survivors in earthquake ruins and other disaster areas and save more lives.

The electronic backpacks on the roaches were wired directly into their own sensory organs, making the cyborg roaches attracted to the faintest of noise. Researchers were even able to direct where to send the roaches via microphones attached to the backpacks, directing their movements like a remote control car.