Current Events > Cockroaches are the worst insects on the planet. Change my mind.

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I'd sooner have a "murder hornet" show up in my apartment than ever have to deal with cockroaches. They're ugly as sin and will pop up when you least expect it. Change my mind.

Bed bugs

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Mosquitoes
Baskin Bees

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Cockroaches are gross and resilient as fuck, but they won't kill you.

Mosquitoes can carry diseases that will kill you. They also have no other purpose than to bite you, suck out your blood, and cause you to have an allergic reaction.

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Bees will attack you for no reason
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CableZL posted...

Mosquitoes

Nothing beats these

Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

Cockroaches are gross and resilient as fuck, but they won't kill you.

Mosquitoes can carry diseases that will kill you. They also have no other purpose than to bite you, suck out your blood, and cause you to have an allergic reaction.

I think roaches can carry diseases that can kill you. And they move into people's homes and multiply in ridiculous numbers.

But I think mosquitos kill more people than any other animal does. Which might make them "the worst" insects on the planet.

We might need both of them, though.

This ones easy. Its fleas. If youve ever had them on a pet then get in your carpet then get on you youd understand. Theyre an old type of scourge.

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It's because of cockroaches that we have the cockroach factor. A person's ability to survive a dangerous accident is inversely proportional to how much they contribute to society. Good for a lot of people that come to gamefaqs.

Mosquitos, bed bugs, mites, anything that preys on human / being parasites mostly.

Cockroaches are disgusting but they are mostly harmless.

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Morgana said it not me

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Southernfatman posted...

Bed bugs

/Topic

Wasps

Bed bugs dont exist. Its just some american meme

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killer bees and murder hornets: am i a joke

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Rika_Furude posted...

Wasps

Bed bugs dont exist. Its just some american meme

Well you're Australian so you probably have to deal with worse stuff on the reg anyway lol

Rika_Furude posted...

Wasps

Bed bugs dont exist. Its just some american meme

They definitely exist. However if Australia had bed bugs theyd probably end up being poisonous somehow like everything else up there.

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Arent cockroaches pretty important to the ecosystem in that they eat garbage and other refuse?

i think it was Japan that has farms of cockroaches at garbage facilities that would eat garbage and in return produce compost.

i could be wrong.

and I dont think cockroaches carry disease.

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chrono625 posted...

Arent cockroaches pretty important to the ecosystem in that they eat garbage and other refuse?

i think it was Japan that has farms of cockroaches at garbage facilities that would eat garbage and in return produce compost.

i could be wrong.

and I dont think cockroaches carry disease.

What niche do bedbugs and mosquitoes fill?

Nothing. They're useless

masticatingman posted...

This ones easy. Its fleas. If youve ever had them on a pet then get in your carpet then get on you youd understand. Theyre an old type of scourge.

No.1 reason why I have hardwood floors

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Bot flies and mango worms are pretty gross.
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coh posted...

What niche do bedbugs and mosquitoes fill?

Nothing. They're useless

theyre just parasites they have zero purpose.

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TheOnionKnight posted...

Bot flies

I completely forgot about these. Yeah, these are definitely worse than cockroaches. If I remember correctly, bot flies can burrow under your skin and lay eggs. Sickening.

Cockroaches probably aren't even top 5.

Mosquitos
Bed bugs
Ticks
Wasps/hornets

Then I'll put those furry worms that cause allergic reactions if they touch you, and have been everywhere the past several years.

And these are only insects I've encountered in the Northeast...

Cockroaches probably suck but as long as you keep your home reasonably clean, you shouldn't have any problem with them.

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Why single out bot flies, and remove mango worms from the quote? You think mango worms aren't as bad? Or maybe you haven't seen them? I wouldn't watch any videos right before/after eating.
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Fuck butterflies tbh

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Fuck butterflies tbh

no ever suspects the butterfly

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I remember watching that Animal Planet (?) show called Infested some years back. They talked about a German cockroach (the tiny ones) infestation that was so bad that if they left an apple or something out the roaches would eat it by morning. It was so bad that they opened up the refrigerator and found it crawling with roaches. Turns out one of their neighbors was a fucking slob and it was against his religion to kill anything, including pests so he refused the exterminators whenever they would come through the building

That's one reason why I cover up my toothbrush with a cap and take it with me to my bedroom, because roaches like to drink the moisture off of toothbrushes. That episode was nightmare fuel and made me change up how I did things. I use barrier protection often, I might get a large tree roach every now and then because of the giant oak trees in my yard but they're usually dead by the time I find them.

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Southernfatman posted...

Bed bugs

CableZL posted...

Mosquitoes

These, plus the Asian Hornet.

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Taharqa_ posted...

I might get a large tree roach every now and then because of the giant oak trees in my yard but they're usually dead by the time I find them.

those roaches dont infest like normal cockroaches do. They may wander into your home by coincidence.

i found two in my home over the years and they tend to be attracted to light and will follow it in darkness. But they actually prefer to be outdoors.

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doomcrusader posted...

Cockroaches probably aren't even top 5.

Mosquitos
Bed bugs
Ticks
Wasps/hornets

Then I'll put those furry worms that cause allergic reactions if they touch you, and have been everywhere the past several years.

And these are only insects I've encountered in the Northeast...

Cockroaches probably suck but as long as you keep your home reasonably clean, you shouldn't have any problem with them.

My apartment is clean. I still see a few a day, especially in the summer months. I blame my neighbors

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TheOnionKnight posted...

Why single out bot flies, and remove mango worms from the quote? You think mango worms aren't as bad?

To be fair, I've never heard of mango worms until this topic. I guess all it would take is one google search or a YouTube video to see what they are, but something tells me I'll regret it lol.

Fleas
ticks
Wasps
Termites
Mosquitoes
Bed Bugs

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PartRaptor posted...

To be fair, I've never heard of mango worms until this topic. I guess all it would take is one google search or a YouTube video to see what they are, but something tells me I'll regret it lol.

Well, you did say "change your mind" about cockroaches being the worst. =P

Yeah, the videos are disgusting. Thousands of mango worms can infect an animal at once. Then you gotta get their maggoty little bodies squeezed out of your pores. It happens a lot to dogs because they roll around in the dirt where the larvae are.
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Not when bedbugs exist.

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As much as I want to get rid of cockroaches based on appearance and creep factor alone, Mosquitoes are probably objectively worse when it comes to potential harm and relative purpose within the ecosystem.

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Haha that's the Haken insect

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