Cockroaches

[johnjohn320]

A friend of mine and I both seem to remember reading an article some time ago about an enormous kind of cockroach. What we *think* we remember is that it could be 6-12 inches in length, and can be found in South America (Brazil?)

Anyone know what we're talking about? Google failed us, but we may be google-retarded.

 

[jagec]

The Brazilian cockroach. It's nowhere near 12 inches, though.

 

[JoeKing]

maybe your thinking the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches? But I think they only grow up to 3 inches.

 

[chrisms]

One time I had all these roaches on my

 

[Sheepathon]

RAID?!?!?!?!

/cockroachers were probably a crossbreed with poison dart rainforest dwellers

 

[omniviper]

holy crap! 12 inches? thats even longer than my schlong!

*looking down at it

 

[Carbo]

Originally posted by: omniviper
holy crap! 3 inches? thats even longer than my schlong!

*looking down at it

Couldn't resist. Oh, yeah, good morning, too.

 

[omniviper]

lol. well yeah. its flaccid, 3 inches is what i would expect

 

[nineball9]

When I visited the Smithsonian in 1980, they had an exhibit of live cockroaches from around the world. One species was wide, flat, gray colored like wood chips and was about 2 inches long. Another visitor standing behind me remarked something to the effect "And I thought I had a problem with roaches. Can you imagine those things running around my house?"