Living in paradise does have drawbacks -- you just don't get these behemoth bugs up North. Truly massive cockroaches with the disarming local name of 'Palmetto Bug'.
I saw my first Palmetto Bug in June and it was a truly hideous experience. Scurrying along the baseboard, at a remarkable pace, I didn't know how to kill the thing. I could actually hear this intruder running accross the tiles from the other room!
Apparently Palmetto Bugs are built like a mini-tank -- just swatting at them merely bothers them.
A quick trip to the local Target and I loaded up on all things labeled "Roach Killer". The good news is that these bugs die quickly once sprayed with this stuff, and a broom and dustpan cleans them up nicely.
Oh yeah, if meeting one of these beasts isn't bad enough, they also fly! That's right, they have wings! And get this: Palmetto Bugs really suck at flying so once they get in the air they fly unpredictably - (ie. right at you!).
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