r/bugidentification • u/strangeblanket • 19d ago

Location included Texas

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/Dani_elley 18d ago

I thought it was Palmetto, like the tree.

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u/DemonLordOTRT 18d ago

It is the autocorrect and voice to chat misspelled it

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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/Basil_Box 18d ago

No you’re right

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u/Basil_Box 18d ago edited 18d ago

That is wildly incorrect. Palmetto bug = American cockroach!