La Cockroach

I have always been a big aninimal person, and I have always prided myself that I am comftrable arouncd all types of animals not just the traditionally cute and cuddly ones, I will handle a wide awry of different animals many of which are often genreally disliked by most people. I am not the kind of person to have any any sort of animal phobias, and I typicaly find the types of animals that most people recoil from most fascinating, I have a snake, I love rats, have a pet mouse, I always wanted a terantula, I love all spiders, I have had a praying mantis crawl up my shoulder once, I love bats, use to love to try and catch lizards, love frogs and todas, and so on.

But there is just something about the cockroach, they creep me out for some reason, though it is not even so much that I dislike them persae, I do not wish any ill upon them, and I would never hurt one or use any presticides against one, it is not just that well nobody likes cockroachs becasue well I like lots of things that most people do not like.

Bees do not phase me, I have picked ticks and fleas off my cats and dog before, and that never really bothered me, I have handled worms, and I am not bothred by slugs and snails and so forth.

But I cannot help but to recoil from cockroachs when I see them, and for me, it has nothing to do with the fact that I think they are ugly, or that I think they are just pests and vermon, for me it is something else, though I cannot quite explain what, but if I ever did have any sort of animal phobia that would be it. I have always had this wierd sort of thing like I imagine they are out to get me and do not like me for some reason, though I try to reach out to them and tell them I come in peace, and that I do not mean any harm,  for some reason it does not seem to work like it does with most other animals.  

11:30 AM - 3/12/2007 - post comment

G'day Silverwind.

I like spiders and will not kill them. But if one is in the house and someone is carrying on like a pork chop, I simply catch the poor arachnid (Spider) and put him/her outside in a safe haven. As for cockroaches there seems to be a universal aversion or loathing towards them. Since I have been a member here at journalhome I have seen several posts from different bloggers about cockroaches and some were out right horrified and rendered powerless and others have been terrified and stood up on chairs to escape the dreaded insect. Seriously though when I think about it I have to have a quiet chuckle because we humans are millions of times bigger and they the cockroaches have more to fear from us than the other way around, after all if we stepped on one it would be akin to and elephant stepping on us. I will kill them if they invade my kitchen but not with poison I usually catch 'em and put boiling water on them and wash them down the drain. Not nice but I don't like them to invade my pantry or kitchen. You write some very interesting topics and I always enjoy visiting your blog. Love and (((((HUGS))))) from Dawnie. X
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DAWNIE - 5:47 PM - 3/12/2007

Cockroaches

I have only one experience with cockroaches: In 2000 I was on this tour in the southeast of the states and we stopped at a roadside cafe in Mississippi State (of all places), and the place was just crawling with cockroaches, kitchen, washrooms, everyplace. They were even crawling all over my feet. Still, we had coffee and hot chocolate there, and didn't become sick or anything, and none of us reported the place to the US PHS. It was a good laugh, that's all.

dutchboy - 6:35 AM - 3/13/2007

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