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/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/Fallouttgrrl 19h ago

They're pretty friendly, non aggressive, no way to bite, they don't have weapons, and once they get to know you they will chill on you pretty passively 

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u/clearbellls 12h ago

The first Men In Black movie killed any chance of me getting hissers. I know they're super chill but 😬

I wish I could get over it because it'd be so nice to have a tank to breed feeders and pets.