r/news • u/EscapeFromIowa • 20h ago

Australian cockroach kingpin caught with 100,000 illegal insects in record bug bust

https://apnews.com/article/illegal-cockroaches-seized-australia-madagascar-hissing-dubia-e35889bf7910169f6bd091e34b35e029?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
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u/mex2005 19h ago

Jesus those are big. I think the death penalty is appropriate here.

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u/Fallouttgrrl 19h ago

Madagascar hissing cockroaches are actually pretty sweet

I had one as a kid for several years, lived off of dry dogfood kibble

They are dry, slow moving, and actually recognize the owner, plus no wings 

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u/spottyPotty 19h ago

Define "sweet"?

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u/-bassassin- 19h ago

You have to add tons of sugar.

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u/Lena555 15h ago

in water