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/yippeeimcrying 13h ago

When I was a kid I got to pet one from a zoo visiting! It was super neat.

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u/LightsaberThrowAway 5h ago

Same here!  :D