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Speaking of yucky
- there is a site which claims to be the yuckiest in the world. They have
an entertaining and educational section dedicated to cockroaches. Find
it here.
For a serious site devoted to informing you that roaches are pests try
this
link. It has lots of information on roaches and how to control the
"problem". ( I put that in quotes because not everyone see roaches
that way - some folks truly love the cute little critters! If you are
one such person here
are some instructions on how to care for them as pets ). If you have a
roach problem here's a creative way to get rid of cockroaches - proven
effective.
Ya, some people
actually do keep roaches as pets. The most common pet-grade roach is the
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Here's a award
winning essay written by a 17 year old student about her first experience
handling a Madagascar hissing cockroach. Her story is informative.
Should your pet
roach get injured you need to call electrical engineer Steven
Bathiche. He developed a robot car-like thingy controlled by a roach's
muscle impulses. If your injured roach can still twitch then there's still
hope he can be fitted with a high-tech mobility appliance.
Did you realize
that one pair of sexy
German roaches can expand to more than two million in less than a
year! ( Given how sexy these Germans are, it should come as no surprise
that scientific investigations of low-income apartments have counted more
than 10,000 cockroaches per apartment ).
More than just
sexy, roaches really can survive extreme doses of radiation. This link
will tell you just how much. Although they survive at ground zero, they
won't live through everything. Here's a link
to a twisted site that graphically documents one guy's violent and
demented exterminations of individual roaches. Be forewarned: Don't go
to his site if you actually like cockroaches - you'll likely find it disturbingly
sick. Even if you hate roaches you might still find it offensive. ( Note
that he scans in the remains of his victims and documents the details
of their tortured demise - emphasis on torture ).
Changing the subject
to something more fun - Do you remember how comic books have those ads
packed with really useful products like itching powder, fake doggy doo
and x-ray specs ? Well, the Archie McPhee website sells lots of that great
stuff online. Get yourself or a close friend a lovely lunchbox full of
plastic cockroaches here.
If you are ever
in Plano, Texas, be sure to visit the Cockroach Hall of Fame. Located
in a do-it-yourself pest control shop ( why hire a professional killer
when you can D-I-Y ) is a collection what can best be described as "cockroach
art". For fun and the sheer joy of creating something "artistic",
they have dressed up and created sets for mummified roach remains. For
example they have a dead roach wearing a white mink cape sitting at the
keyboard of a tiny grand piano. His name is Liberoachi.
Isn't art wonderful.
Here's some more
art. I don't know if Tina Carvalho considers herself an artist or a scientist.
Using a scanning electron microscope and then creatively colorizing the
greyscale image captures, she creates images that are stunningly beautiful.
She has a few roach images in her collection. She calls her site Microangela
- it is an absolute must-see!
Here's a couple
of moderately priced books by David George Gordon you might find interesting:
The links will open Amazon.Com's site in new browser windows - from which
you can learn more about each book and order them safely if you'd like.
They really make wonderful gifts !
The
Compleat Cockroach
A
comprehensive guide to the most despised
(and least understood) creature on earth.
The
Eat-A-Bug Cookbook
Delicious
and nutritious recipes collected from around the world. If you've never
really considered the idea of bugs for dinner then you might be interested
to know that the FDA's food safety regulations allow up to 60 aphids in
3 1/2 ounces of frozen broccoli and up to 74 mites in 100 grams of canned
mushrooms, etc.
Well I haven't
even skimmed the surface of what is out there with regards to roaches.
The Altavista
search engine comes up with over 36 thousand references for the cockroach.
Someone could probably develop a web portal dedicated to pulling together
online roach resources. I don't think I will today. If the idea appeals
to you, go for it. Maybe Baygon will sponsor you.
Regards,
, DesignStop.Com
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