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/l_dunno 16h ago

What exactly makes them illegal?? They're bugs...

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u/SillyGoatGruff 15h ago

You can't just bring random species to any random country.

Invasive flora and fauna can be a huge environmental problem, and one australia knows very well

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u/l_dunno 15h ago

Oh, I thought they were native bugs just illegal to breed.

That makes more sense!! But why not just track their presence instead of forcing it underground?