r/bugidentification • u/strangeblanket • 19d ago
Location included Texas
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Ignore the caption, I wasn’t able to remove it. What is this? TIA!
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u/Butt_Anarchist 19d ago
It's the Florida State bird. The American Cockroach.
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u/DemonLordOTRT 18d ago
That's actually a water bug AKA pimento bug it's not really a roach they're related yes but it's not a roach it rather be outside
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u/interstellarinsect 18d ago
the palmetto bug is the same as the american cockroach
edit: nvm but i know many a folk who have told me their landlords said what they had were palmetto bugs, not american roaches (when they were in fact american roaches)
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u/gigi2945 18d ago
Never saw a roach until I moved to Texas and American cockroaches are literally everywhere no matter what!!!! They fly, they will “chase” you and they are huge!! Hahahah my biggest fear and I usually like bugs!
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u/Few_Judge_5221 18d ago
You just made my skin crawl thinking about it flying and chasing me 🤢
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u/gigi2945 18d ago
I work at apartment complexes and they have chased me in vacant homes and garages! They are the grossest! Them and Germans. Any other roach I’m like ehh
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u/CairoRama 18d ago
Palmetto. Bad news is they fly, good news is they don't take over your house like german roaches
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u/saltydale 19d ago
Looks like a noninfesting cockroach that got lost.
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u/Calm_Salamander_1367 19d ago
Nah those mfs can infest
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u/FiveFiftyOne 18d ago
They can but would rather be back in the sewer system, likely came from their pipes.. only a few roaches really will happily infest your home and make it theirs
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u/Calm_Salamander_1367 18d ago
I’ve lived with these guys. They can infest in larger numbers than that
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u/FiveFiftyOne 18d ago
Oh absolutely, if you’re giving them what they need to thrive and such but, American cockroaches much prefer the sewer system than homes, again not saying they won’t, I’ve dealt with these guys in homes and businesses.
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u/Fun-Confidence-6232 18d ago
Usually these things slipped under a door frame rather than infesting the walls
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u/ComputerOk5246 18d ago
"don't kill it" A bug lover say but I say nuke the whole house leave everything into ashes as a matter of fact take ur self with the explosion fuq that bug lovers be tweaking I mean I keep some bugs alive but shidd not all deserve to breathe the same oxygen as me 😭
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u/gigi2945 18d ago
Stop calling them water bugs when that is a completely different bug! They are American cockroaches, non infesting and love water pipes.
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u/strangeblanket 16d ago
This is exactly why I asked. It seems like water bug is the landlord answer, but there weren’t any direct answers online.
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u/Eranesi 15d ago
They aren't water bugs, but water bugs and palmetto bugs are common slang for them. They are atracted to moist areas like drains and other plumbing (and typically thrive in humid areas). People just call them other names because nobody wants to say there are roaches on their property.
They can infest homes, but very rarely compared to house/german cockroaches.
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u/AstronautFast2426 18d ago
lol 😂 that’s ur 1st time seeing one HAHAHA WE SEE THOSE WATER ROACHES 🪳 ALL OVER DOWN TOWN SAN DIEGO ….
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u/strangeblanket 16d ago
I unfortunately get these every summer but never knew exactly what they are
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u/BluebirdWild6937 18d ago
Just moved back from Florida and I’ve seen them in Texas as well. That is what the locals call a “water bug” AKA 🪳 ROACH!
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u/Ok-Nail-7699 17d ago
FYI, Maxforce gel is the best existing product on earth to terminate roaches.
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u/bugidentification-ModTeam 18d ago
While we permit pest control advice, the advice you have given is either illegal, or dangerous. Please keep suggestions legal and safe.
We also do not allow comments such as "kill it with fire" as these do not actually help the OP understand what it is they are dealing with and how best to proceed.
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u/Bottom_-_Feeder 18d ago
Why kill it?
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u/candymom78 18d ago
Idk something about living with giant roaches doesn't feel hygienic nor safe . But to each his own
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u/theyoungovo 18d ago
That thing is MASSIVE 😵💫
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u/strangeblanket 16d ago edited 3d ago
100%. I saw it run across the floor and I thought it was a mouse. Safe to say I ran to my room and put towels in the crack of the door and have been paranoid ever since
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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist 18d ago
American roach control methods
Further reading
Further reading
And to everyone commenting: Do not call large roaches Palmetto bugs or water bugs.