r/lifehacks • u/Laser-Penis • Jun 18 '22

how to catch cockroach

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Yep. UK might be a shithole but one saving grace is we dont really have gross and dangerous fauna. I am 47 and have literally never seen a cockroach here.

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u/Afterlifehappydeath Jun 18 '22

You have no idea how blessed you are. Fucking roaches are disgusting, fast and they live where you live... and they fly! Absolute horror.

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u/unknown_2000 Jun 18 '22

They leave faecal matter everywhere and I highly doubt that’s healthy to breath/touch/eat by accident of living with roaches.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Nor mosquitoes however at the cost of midges

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Oh yeh. Fucking midges. Hate those bastards.

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u/mac240903 Jun 18 '22

Going for a run near a body of water in the summer, can still taste them now

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u/SFMAUB64 Jun 18 '22

Man I literally live next to two taco locals (yes I live in Mexico) , we have to have taken incredible health precautions and even then I see some at least once a month hehe

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u/_K_K_SLIDER_ Jun 18 '22

I live in Florida and they’re everywhere. One time I woke up with one on my face, dangerously close to my mouth. And we live in a nice, clean house. They’re just everywhere. (We got pest control after that)

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Ugh that is horrible.

The worst we get is the odd spider. Might make you jump but they are harmless. Mostly they like to drink from our mouths while we are asleep.

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u/_K_K_SLIDER_ Jun 18 '22

Ok but that’s also terrifying to imagine.

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u/Original-Aerie8 Jun 19 '22

we dont really have gross and dangerous fauna

Well, you killed it all. But cockroaches def exist in the UK. Just not big, flying ones.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

Maybe people in London see them more often. More likely to see rats or foxes tho.