First it was hanging chads...then it was Harris's twins, now it's giant cockroaches.
What's next?
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Florida researchers say a hissing cockroach that grows as big as 5 inches inadvertently could be released in the state and, if so, would thrive.
The Madagascar hissing cockroach is one of four species of roach readily available on the Internet to lizard owners who purchase them illegally, said Phil Hoehler, an entomologist with the University of Florida.
downhill wrote:First it was hanging chads...then it was Harris's twins, now it's giant cockroaches.
What's next?
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Florida researchers say a hissing cockroach that grows as big as 5 inches inadvertently could be released in the state and, if so, would thrive.
The Madagascar hissing cockroach is one of four species of roach readily available on the Internet to lizard owners who purchase them illegally, said Phil Hoehler, an entomologist with the University of Florida.
Have you heard about the lionfish problem? They have spread from a tank that was smashed during hurricane Andrew in Florida to reach from the Bahamas to Long Island. They can all be traced back to those original six fish.
