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Colombian Cockroach vs Florida Cockroach

Since I have lived in both places. I have noticed a few differences between these two species. The Floridian cockroach are usually alot braver and are usually found at higher altitudes in the home ie: dressers, bathroom sinks, shelf tops and refrigerator tops and have no fear of flying and will usually fly in your direction at first sight attempting to make your white underwear not so white anymore. They come in various lengths and have an array of different coffee colored stripes while the Colombian ones of the species are a bit more of the lazy ones and are usually found at the lower altitudes in the house ie: behind the toilet,under the refrigerator, under the kitchen table and are a bit more cowardly of nature as they usuall run away from you and are seemingly too lazy to fly. They are almost always full black in color and have longer legs.

By (Deleted user) on Aug 10, 2006, 09:42 in Friendly Talkzone.

MacGringo says on Aug 10, 2006, 10:32:

Now I'm not going to lecture you here Brody, you clearly know your roaches and are way out of my league on the subject mate....hahaha
Hope your not pissed off about the clash yesterday!
How long have you lived in Cali?

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MacGringo says on Aug 10, 2006, 11:24:

I returned from my second trip in July Brody. I was actually in Cali, but was for all the wrong reasons, I had to attend a funeral. I was only there for two days and was a very difficult time. I don't even know the name of the area i was living in.
I did visit a small town called Espinal, which, if I remember correctly is near to Cali.
Don't really have cockroaches, but we have the dreaded 'Midgie'

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famsearch says on Aug 10, 2006, 12:41:

it's easy to tell the scottish cockroaches from the florida and colombian varieties. they're the ones wearing kilts! lol
dan

dan

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MacGringo says on Aug 10, 2006, 12:49:

My girlfriend lives in Bogota and we attended her aunts funeral in Cali.
I'd definately like to visit Cali again but for the right reasons and get to see around the place. Maybe on my summer visit next year.
The Scots and Irish are probably on a par when it comes to liking a good drink (heres me who had the cheek to accuse you of making stereotypes...hahahaha)
Midgies are like the little brother of Mosquitos, the bites are not as bad and don't leave you with a rash or blotches for days or weeks, but when they go to work on you they drive you nuts. It's more like a mass of really bad itches all over anywhere that is exposed, mainly arms, face and when they get in your hair thats it, walking around scratching your head like mad. They come out mostly in Northern Scotland in the summer just when it starts to cool down a bit at night.
Nightmare!!!!!!!1

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MacGringo says on Aug 10, 2006, 12:50:

Nice one Dan!!!!!
I don't Nice one Dan!!!!!
I don't know if the cockroaches have any rules about underwear.
Maybe you are not a true Scottish Midgie if you wear underwear under your kilt either.

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famsearch says on Aug 10, 2006, 13:15:

(standing up) hi, i'm dan, and i'm a gringo. there, with that out of the way, i can truly say that with my short acquaintance with colombian and american (minnesota) cockroaches, the colombian ones scared the hell outta me! i switched on the light one night, and there was one, had to be at least 4" (10 cm, for our metric friends) long, and looking for a fight. my wife, upon seeing her shocked, frozen, and near catatonic husband, asked what was wrong. i could say nothing, but could only point at our uninvited guest. my wife, bless her heart, walked over calmly, and stomped it out of existence. gotta love a woman like that. as i said before, hi, i'm dan, and i'm a gringo...
dan

dan

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MacGringo says on Aug 10, 2006, 13:42:

Do you think the girls would understand.....hahahaha

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tejasmarcos says on Aug 10, 2006, 19:20:

i think it is funny when people call the really big roaches waterbugs. when is the last time you have seen 2.5 inch roach in the water, pond, or lake for that matter? never. i think it makes people feel less embarrassed about seeing one in their house.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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corazon en colombia says on Aug 11, 2006, 16:21:

Scary cucarachas Forget Florida and Colombian cockroaches, the scariest ones I have seen were in Mexico, specifically in Acapulco. They are huge. I had the unfortunate experience of making their aquaintance while staying with some friends. I woke up one night because I felt something moving on my hand, it was a cockroach. Worst thing was when I recovered from the shock, I saw those wildabeast cockroaches were crawling all over the walls. Nasty!

Colombia = paradiso

Colombia = paradiso

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miamimike says on Aug 11, 2006, 16:56:

If you want some fun,, Get one and toss him in a Microwave(due to their high body water content they microwave nicely) cook for for 4 minutes on high-they skitter around real fast for the 1st minute or so but like around minute 3 they freeze, tremble and shake in their tracks and by minute four they EXPLODE,,,LMAO (ps that's the recipe for Miami Cockroach don't know cooking time for a colombian roach)

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Aug 11, 2006, 20:04:

I like blowing things up as much as the next guy, but is it worth cleaning up the mess afterwards?

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arthur brode says on Aug 11, 2006, 21:04:

you call torturing insects fun? why not just squash it and make it a quick,painless death?miamimike,with all due respect,maybey you should make an appointment to see a Shrink.you might be showing some symptoms of psychotic behavior.

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famsearch says on Aug 11, 2006, 23:48:

lighten up art, can't you recognize humor when you see it?
dan

dan

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arthur brode says on Aug 12, 2006, 00:36:

sorry i havent gotten laid in a while.

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miamimike says on Aug 12, 2006, 01:04:

Señor Brode, They told me that in Grade School decades back when they caught me riding in those big industrial laundermat clothes dryers for entertainment; "you might be showing some symptoms of psychotic behavior".LOL

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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