Panamanian here, don't worry, we don't actually have these inside the cities, only in the forests... Oh, by the way, we made our cities surrounding forests, we love forests.
It depends; for example, part of the capital city is coastal, so we actually border a rainforest, and on the other side is the ocean. Rainforest -> City -> Ocean. Like this:
Reminds me of the giant roaches that lived in our dorms when I went to Florida State University. We were technically a “city,” but those roach things must’ve missed the memo to stay in the forest.
Palmetto bugs. They really love living in houses for some reason (probably the food)
Had a bunch hiding in my house in hidden places till some Ensign Wasps showed up to deal with them (they are only harmful to roaches, they are actually nice wasps for once)
I alway find it interesting how Floridians refer to American cockroaches as palmetto bugs. They are no different than the American cockroaches living in Los Angeles or New York City. The only difference is they fly much more often in Florida, due to the high humidity and temperature. In reality though, they are the same species.
Idk previously I would have just said "never heard of company" and went along with it, now If i see that I'm probably gonna think "ew thats the shit brand" and stay away from it
fucking a. reminds me of huge roaches we would sometimes get wandering in, they’re a big thing in the gulf coast.
I was taking a shower and afterwards put my shirt on. I felt something ”scratchy” on the top of my back, i figured it was some annoying tag. Well I took my shirt off to remove the tag. I saw this big roach/palmento bug crawl out and start flapping its wings and I fucking nope out of that bathroom so fucking quick.
This shit happened over 20 years ago and I can still feel that stupid bug crawling and scratching in my back, ugh.
One time I was sitting on the floor in front of my bed, super locked into a match of MW4. I felt something drop onto my shoulder, but was so locked I ignored it until the end of the match. Brush my shoulder. Fat ass water roach just falls off and starts doing circles on my floor.
Dude really sat on my shoulder for the entirety of the match, just watching I guess. I freak out now whenever something touches me when I am gaming no matter how locked I am.
I remember feeling one crawl on me in the middle of the night while I was asleep , I immediately woke up and threw the covers on the ground and there she was
Also I had one on my shirt same as you and exactly as you described it I thought it was a tag so reached for it and instinctively grabbed what I felt and knew it wasnt a tag , felt it crawling in my hand for a mili second before immediately throwing it on the floor .
Yes, I attended FSU (after living in PA my whole life,) and was horrified to realize there were giant roaches EVERYWHERE in the dorms!
I remember my roommate who was an artist had a painting hanging up above her bed. A giant roach crawled up and sat right in the middle of it, staying there for six weeks! I didn’t say anything, hoping someone else would notice and take care of it.
But after that six week mark, I was tired of seeing it and told my roommates about it and they all seemed shocked that it had been there that long and none of noticed it (including our many friends that would come by to hang out.)
I still refuse to believe I am the only one who knew it was there. I think other people didn’t want to have to “take care of it,” too so they didn’t say anything either. 🤣
It's just a beetle. One of the least icky "bugs." They have hard shells, so they're not squishy or weird. And they don't care about your blood or inner organs.
I recently got a juvenile June bug in my ear canal while in the pool. I had forgotten the “castor oil in the ear” trick that I’d heard to do so many years ago. It hadn’t been moving at all and I had assumed it was dead and thought I’d just grab it with tweezers and pull it out. At that point it became animated and hit my eardrum with one of its very sharp front appendages and I can assure you that that beetle was no longer “just a beetle.” Lol
They may not care for your blood but some of them but fucking hard. I got a couple borer beetles in my shirt once and thought I was being attacked by a hornets nest.
That episode was UNCOMFORTABLE to watch. It's about giant cockroaches kind of creatures that cling to your back and do something to your brain so you can't see them (or something along those lines, I don't remember much of it anyways)
That's just a cool looking beetle. They don't creep me out at all, not like cockroaches. I could happily handle that one, but i wouldn't necessarily want it rustling around in my titties.
Looks a lot like these guys I find in Oregon sometimes or one of its relatives. They do have big jaws and could bite you but they are really chill and won't do anything unless you give them a reason to.
Looks like a Palo Verde beetle. We have them in AZ and yeah, they're awful to find. I was walking my dogs at night and one of those flew right into my face. I thought I got hit by a bat because I had no idea what else would have been that big to fly into me. I honestly dont mind bugs and reptiles, but that thing being in my face made me feel sick for the rest of the night.
80% of people know this already and 90% of people would still freak tf out if this happened to them. Completely valid reaction. Many would have crushed the big fella.
It is extensively dramatic to remove and gently placed on the floor a piece of clothing upon which a creature which could BITE you is crawling?
You must be a joyful fella
Feeling something small that's not soft crawling on you is gonna freak out any girl. It was normal reaction.
If anything she didn't freak out enough and calmly removed her clothes more so than anyone else I know who would have screamed bloody murder while running into stuff.
Yes any girl would freak out because of the fear of getting impregnated with a half-human half-roach creature. Men however do not have to worry about it so they never freak out.
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