The bathroom door stands open in front of me, and my mother is emerging from the shower. As she pulls a towel from the rack, I notice a dark stain marring that clean, fluffy pink material. I see it before she does. As she wraps the towel around her body, however, it quickly makes itself known. She shrieks, flailing and stomping, suddenly naked and vulnerable and afraid. I begin to cry.
Cockroach , order Blattodea , also called roach , any of about 4, species of insects that are among the most primitive living winged insects, appearing today much like they do in fossils that are more than million years old. The word cockroach is a corruption of the Spanish cucaracha. The cockroach is characterized by a flattened oval body, long threadlike antennae, and a shining black or brown leathery integument. The head is bent downward, and the mouthparts point backward instead of forward or downward as is the case in most other insects.
Everyone has heard the catchy Spanish folk song, "La Cucaracha," about a cockroach unable to walk because he has lost one of his six legs. While the song may be loved by children and fun to sing along to, it is highly unlikely that anyone feels the same affection for this ick-inspiring and disease-spreading pest! Most homeowners are aware of the health and safety risks associated with cockroach infestations, including the allergies and asthma triggered by cockroach allergens, and the germs and bacteria they have been known to spread.
The American cockroach is the largest of the house-infesting roaches and a major pest in the United States. Despite its name, the American cockroach is not native to North America. Some evidence suggested that American cockroaches were introduced via ships from Africa in the early s. American cockroaches are typically reddish brown with a yellowish figure 8 pattern on the back of the head. Adult American cockroaches average between 1.
Yep. Home girl s gonna end up as one of those multiple gunshot suicides or electrocuted by a hair dryer that will dim the lights in NY for a few seconds
His code of conduct already is arbitrary and an effort at viewpoint suppression. It will be shut down. Even private companies wouldn't get away with it, let alone a public official.