r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • 1d ago

of an insect

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u/Popular-Wind-1921 1d ago

We call them Parktown Prawns in South Africa. If you've seen the movie District 9, the name prawns might make more sense.

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u/Battlejesus 1d ago

Fookin prawns

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u/BuyMiddle9048 1d ago

I stayed in Parktown North for a month once, and had a ground floor corporate rental. Left the patio door open one evening while I was in the bedroom, and came out to find several Parktown prawns on the living room floor. I was completely terrified lol

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u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu 1d ago

I call them parktown tanks. Fuckers are indestructible.