But she just wants to be loved. Why would you do that to her?
People do keep some of the larger species as pets. From the proportions she would be one of those, which would also mean the bugspray isn't going to do much more than slow her down for a couple hours.
People do keep some of the larger species as pets. From the proportions she would be one of those, which would also mean the bugspray isn't going to do much more than slow her down for a couple hours.
From the proportions she would be one of those, which would also mean the bugspray isn't going to do much more than slow her down for a couple hours.
Roaches are notorious for their hardiness and resilience. They can quickly build up resistance or outright immunity to insecticides and other toxins within a short period of time (about a year). The German cockroach is especially notorious, they reproduce and grow very fast which means new generations of roach can quickly become resistant or outright immune to current methods or extermination.
IanDere said:
But she just wants to be loved. Why would you do that to here?
Not all roaches are hated, 4600 species of roach exist and only 30 of them have adapted to live near humans. The hissing cockroach is a fairly popular exotic pet due to their docile nature and signature hiss.
I was already beginning to question my dislike of roaches when I not only heard they're much more intelligent than we give them credit for, but also seeing it first hand. I've seen a one just sit there and watch me do dishes at one point, like it was curious. The more I observed the more I'm like starting to question what I've thought about them till now. I'm bringing all this up because in addition to all that, THIS artist in particular came into my radar, and now I just feel like bad. I still haven't completely gotten over my wariness of them yet, but I don't gun for them on sight like I used to. And I actually want to look into at least more humane ways to shoo them off if necessary.
If this was the intention of this artist, I'd say it worked on me lol
I was already beginning to question my dislike of roaches when I not only heard they're much more intelligent than we give them credit for, but also seeing it first hand. I've seen a one just sit there and watch me do dishes at one point, like it was curious. The more I observed the more I'm like starting to question what I've thought about them till now. I'm bringing all this up because in addition to all that, THIS artist in particular came into my radar, and now I just feel like bad. I still haven't completely gotten over my wariness of them yet, but I don't gun for them on sight like I used to. And I actually want to look into at least more humane ways to shoo them off if necessary.
If this was the intention of this artist, I'd say it worked on me lol
Roaches (along with most insects) get a really bad rep from us (although I can't say it's completely undeserved). Our brains are hardwired to be repulsed by insects since they can spread diseases (flies, mosquitos, kissing bugs) which our ancestors learned the very hard way long, long ago. Cockroaches (especially the ones adapted to life nearby humans) in particular are dangerous vectors of disease because of their extremely varied diets (Trash, dead or decaying plants/animals, and even feces), which inevitably leads to them carrying something hazardous to us on them. Their hardiness also means that it's nearly impossible to wipe them out, with nothing short of nuclear annihilation (or just really, really extensive extermination efforts) being able to do so. Usually the best method to get rid of roaches is to simply prevent them from getting in your homes in the first place. Dispose of trash constantly, keep your home clean, seal up any cracks or hiding spots, keep food sealed in airtight containers, get rid of crumbs or food scraps, and clean your drains, people! Most cockroaches are content with living far away from humans and are vital in breaking down waste, recycling nutrients, and providing a nutritious meal for creatures higher up the food chain in the wild. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pby_XgXF0EIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bkPdbMnqoghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3G-_XnZSM
Our brains are hardwired to be repulsed by insects since they can spread diseases (flies, mosquitos, kissing bugs) which our ancestors learned the very hard way long, long ago. Cockroaches (especially the ones adapted to life nearby humans) in particular are dangerous vectors of disease because of their extremely varied diets (Trash, dead or decaying plants/animals, and even feces), which inevitably leads to them carrying something hazardous to us on them.
Actually, despite their diets being as varied as you suggest, roaches are extremely fastidious about self-grooming, licking themselves clean like cats almost constantly, which does do a good job of disinfecting them, so they're not really much of a disease risk at all. Most flies are in a similar boat. The only insects that actually present a notable threat of being a disease vector are the directly biting/bloodsucking ones, like fleas and mosquitoes.
Also, humans don't have a "hardwired" repulsion towards insects. We are hardwired to find the sound of a mosquito flying in particular to be repulsive, but that's specifically mosquitoes - there is no generalized instinct to avoid all things six or eight-legged. The hatred of bugs like cockroaches and spiders is specifically a cultural holdover form a period in the middle ages where the Catholic Church pushed a doctrine that all animals that weren't blatantly domesticated or food sources were "vermin" that deserved extermination (more generally, up until the latter half of the 20th century western society as a whole hated nature, and considered it God's grand plan for humans to "tame the wilderness" and replace it with farms and towns and stuff meant for human and domesticated habitation only). When this doctrine was first being pushed, it even went as far as to include cats, which is why even today cats are strongly associated with witches.
For the most part, it wasn't until the 1970s that these notions seriously started to change, with the environmentalism and natural foods movements really taking off, and feels like I've seen the opinion on animals like rats, bats, and snakes change dramatically for the better in my own lifetime (for reference, I just turned 30 last week). Of course, now we're up against an entire industry that relies on certain animals being universally considered worthy of extermination for it's entire business model, but even so, if current trends continue, I wouldn't be surprised if popular opinion of cockroaches changes a lot in the next 30 years! In fact, this very series is probably a sign of that very change happening right before our eyes.
Roaches are notorious for their hardiness and resilience. They can quickly build up resistance or outright immunity to insecticides and other toxins within a short period of time (about a year). The German cockroach is especially notorious, they reproduce and grow very fast which means new generations of roach can quickly become resistant or outright immune to current methods or extermination.
Not all roaches are hated, 4600 species of roach exist and only 30 of them have adapted to live near humans. The hissing cockroach is a fairly popular exotic pet due to their docile nature and signature hiss.
Everyone's learning about roaches today.
You know. Now I remember why someone wish we had a sort of a mini bug exterminator (robot girl) because this fellas can just survives from using pesticide and smashing one? I bet there's 100 or more somewhere in your home.
