Giant cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwpwv18910o

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/50247070

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Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 77d (2 replies)

And why the fuck would anyone want a giant cockroach? That's the stuff of nightmares.

Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 77d (1 reply)

Probably for an ex.

Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 77d

That makes sense. Imagine discovering one of those fuckers in your underwear drawer.

rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social · 4 pts · 77d (3 replies)

How can insects be worth 200 000!?

otp@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 77d (2 replies)

People buy them for pets.

People buy them for science.

People buy them to make honey.

Crit@lemmy.wtf · 2 pts · 75d (1 reply)

cockroach honey? 🤢

otp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 74d

That'd be cool, but the question was about insects in general

teyrnon@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 77d

So are they illegal because they don't want them escaping? It said wood cockroaches are legal for feeder insects. I can't imagine regular cockroaches haven't colonized them yet.