Florida is Grand Central Station for every insect on Earth. I still remember a 2 inch long roach falling into my tomato soup in Miami as a third grader.
That’s nuthin’— roaches six inches long in Houston, Texas. You can HEAR them in the next apartment over!
Palmetto bug. Palmetto bug. ;-)
The extra protein was probably good for you.
“I still remember a 2 inch long roach falling into my tomato soup in Miami as a third grader.”
that was no “cockroach”, that was a “Palmetto Bug” :)
“I still remember a 2 inch long roach falling into my tomato soup in Miami as a third grader.” And they fly! We lived in Houston for three years when I was in grade school. I think 2 inches is an understatement.
I’m from fla. Born and raised in Hialeah. Dad was born in allapata. Family has been here since 1923. Still live Hollywood