Post #3211278
2026-06-05 03:07 UTC
Odd headline: "Giant hissing cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia" (BBC)
People are PAYING for cockroaches in Australia???
#OddNews #Australia #cockroaches #insects #crime
Replies (2)
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@print@theforkiverse.com 2026-06-05 03:35
@DMakarios@theres.life Pets? https://insectkeeper.com/cockroach-species/
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@Lilysea@aus.social 2026-06-05 03:58
@DMakarios@theres.life Apparently people buy them to feed to pet lizards/pet snakes. It's a serious issue - hissing cockroaches are not native to Australia and would cause an ecological catastrophe if they got out.