Im not talking about those palmetto bugs,those big, fat dark brown bugs that lurk in the bathroom,waiting for the perfect opportunity to fly into your hair.. haha! Im talking about those little so-called-german-disgusting-little-buggers-in-their-own-right roaches that loves to infest in apartment dwellings.Yes! unfortunately i speak from personal experience. Lately, these creepy,yucky creatures are invading our kitchen.
Roaches like clean homes, too!
Its a common misconception that roaches only lurk in filthy places. If you keep your house clean, you should have no problem at all,right? WRONG! If you live in a hot climate place like in the middle east. a clean house is not going to discourage a roach or limit from stopping in for a visit.
See, even though roaches can supposedly live for a month without food, they need a drink every now and then. They can't go more than a few days without some water. During the hot summer months, they are going to go where the water is... your house! And where can we find the most moisture in your home? That's right: The kitchen and the bathroom.
Filth is not a prerequisite for roach visits. Moisture content is.
Roaches Are Hard to Kill
As disgusting as they are, I have a grudging respect for their abilities. They have super-fast reflexes. They can beat a hasty retreat when we threaten them with shoes, rolled-up newspapers, and other menacing household weapons. Even if you manage to hit one, there's a good chance it'll recover.
I've even heard that roaches can survive for days without their heads! If they didn't need to eat or drink, they'd live quite happily in a decapitated state. Well, maybe not happily, but you know what I mean.
Whether you believe roaches evolved to perfection or that God gave them Houdini-like gifts for some perverse reason, you can't deny that roaches are pretty darn good at surviving.
Gripping Roach FactsI've even heard that roaches can survive for days without their heads! If they didn't need to eat or drink, they'd live quite happily in a decapitated state. Well, maybe not happily, but you know what I mean.
Whether you believe roaches evolved to perfection or that God gave them Houdini-like gifts for some perverse reason, you can't deny that roaches are pretty darn good at surviving.
- Roaches have white blood. Though you wouldn't guess it, what with the mess they leave behind when you squish them.
- Pregnant for life. Yup, some female roaches only have to mate once in order to keep popping out a bunch of baby roaches for the rest of their lives.
- They can hold their breath for 40 minutes. Sorry, Guybrush, being able to hold your breath for ten minutes is impressive, butroaches have you beat.
- White roaches are not albinos. If you see a white roach, it simply means it just shed its old exoskeleton.
- A roach can run about 2 miles an hour. Proportionately speaking, that's wicked fast.
- Roaches are lazy. They spend about 75 percent of their time resting up for those "Let's scare the humans!" marathons.
