It is pretty cute. :3

I knowww<3

I think it's cute, but how did it get on your neck?

I HAVE NO IDEA LOL

I was just tidying up the kitchen and it was like HEY SUP.

Our house is really clean, they just get in sometimes.

Australian Cockroach?

They're pretty insects! Smaller than I remember.

Sure looks like it! They're actually my favorite insects *w*

I breed dubia roaches and I always thought the Australian ones were bigger ^^;;

They were originally just food, but I picked one to keep as a pet. :3

Aww<3 Perhaps wild Australian ones are just smaller? Or the fact that this is Florida idk

Maybe! I've never seen an australian roach with anything I can relate the size to before though. We don't get them in MN.

I don't like them in my house but I never have the heart to end the little things so I usually toss them out of my window.

Kudos for not killing the little thing for being on your neck, it would've wigged me out x3

lmao I'm generally the go-to guy of the household whenever they get in. When it comes to wolf spiders, though, I... I can't do it u_u

Aw, whats wrong with wolf spiders? They wont bite you, its ok :0 they are Good friends. Love your pic of the roach btw!!

One did bite me when I was younger, and it stung! I suppose the fact that they can bite when started will always frighten me. That and I have much more of a fear of spiders than roaches ;A;

Thank you, I can tell by your name that you'd appreciate this pic XD

Oh really?? Thats super weird, i handle them all the time and have for several years and never got bit. Im sorry you got bit by one :0 i wouldnt expect that to happen or i wouldnt have said they wouldnt bite ^^'

Well I was a little kid and probably scared it really badly so it was probably on me lol. Ironically, I have no problem handling tarantulas. I guess the bigger they are the less scary they are to me.

lmao, it helps that I'm absolutely not afraid of these guys, since I know there's literally no possibility they can hurt me. Sure, I was startled, but I just shouted "what the?!" and smacked it off my neck lmao

They're only as dirty as the residence they live in :> I do wash my hands after I play with them though lol

Cockroaches are definitely speedy little guys! I absolutely love how they look, though. Those long, sweeping antennae, the big, glossy wings, the segmented abdomen, the spiky little legs, and my favorite part, the little back plate near their head<3

I am petrified of those xD One stared me down in the shower one day, and the rest of them troll me by chasing my feet D': great pic though!!

lmao, my sister and her boyfriend make me rescue them. They know I want them to kill them, so I'll relocate them outside<3 They're completely harmless, they can't even bite, they're just frighteningly fast!

awhhh i love insects and there are from my favourite with ants, moth and pying mantis c:

lol I love all insects too, those are awesome too!

oh my god i can never touch one of those things! i hate them! >n<

You didn't read my picture comment.

aa its so cool! ive never seen one of those that size! o0o


so sad I'm allergic to them ;;v;; eeeh

Florida is the place for big old buggies like this guy <3 If I'm lucky I come across rhino or fruit beetles.

Thank you! I sure think so <3

i wish i could appreciate these guys like you do... phobias are annoying.

Once I realized that there's no way they can actually harm you I immediately stopped being afraid of them. But also I absolutely do not tolerate them in the house. I usually just carry em far out into the yard and YEET them into the grass, then wash my hands.

It helps that I grew up catching lizards too lol

i mean i've always been a fan of catching lizards and locusts, but certain bugs, like cockroaches (and anything fast and prone to swarms, like ants) just trigger a primal urge to eliminate them as quickly as possible. i'm also a fan of rodents and snakes, which i know a lot of people seem to get that same violent response to that i get with roaches. i sort of have it for spiders, but i'm able to get over that one most of the time, especially with bigger spiders that are very clearly not black widows or brown recluses.

also the sensation of tiny quick bug feet on my skin triggers crush instincts real bad. i have to be super careful holding fragile things like lizards and mice cuz their feet can be a bit reminiscent of bug feet if i'm not focusing.

Aww man, I admit I still won't handle spiders with bare hands. But then again it's only because I'm terrified of the venom they most likely don't even have/wanna use on me lmao

ye. i think the cockroach fear probably evolved for the same reason the fear of rodents, or clusters of holes did. cockroaches tend to swarm decaying food, stuff filled with disease. the roaches themselves are perfectly safe, but in our past they were enough of a sign of danger that we evolved to want to avoid them. feelings are annoying...