"German" Cockroaches Were Named By The French, And In Germany They're Called "French Cockroaches." =)

"German" cockroaches were named by the French, and in Germany they're called "French Cockroaches." =) Adult American cockroaches, however, are TWO INCHES LONG. (And they fly...) =( They live mostly outdoors, though.

Cockroaches are thigmotropic, which means being in tight spaces stimulates their growth. Cockroaches are taxonomically related to crickets.

I hope this is entertaining information for you. It's exciting to learn something new every day!

I have an irrational fear of cockroaches so if someone who really likes them wants to tell me positive things about them (roles they play in environments, cool features of specific species, etc.) I think that might help

Obviously no pressure on anyone, I just think that the fact that so much information that I can find about them is steeped in hatred and fear doesn't really help

If you're going to hate on cockroaches (or qny other bugs tbh) please don't do it here, this is not a space to hate them

These sound just too perfect - are they from an alternate universe, and where can I find them?

kids i am obsessed with these peppers

meet the Habanada, an open-pollinated pepper that has that has all the fruitiness and intense aroma of a standard habanero but NADA of the heat (yessss puns)

i love watching people eat them for the first time because they always pause for a solid 5 seconds because they expect the heat to come and lord they are bracing for it but it never does 😂

@botaniqueer this seems like something up your alley!

Unmute !

She is perfection!

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF MY SOULMATE

BEHOLD!!!!

THIS IS MOO DENG HER NAME MEANS BOUNCING PORK SHES A BABY PYGMY HIPPO AT A THAI ZOO AND SHE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT

GIVE HER LOVE

(pics courtesy of her trainers. thank you @yellowwwcrayon for introducing her to me)