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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago

Giant cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia

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Giant cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia

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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days ago
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Giant hissing cockroaches among $200,000 worth of illegal insects seized in Australia
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Authorities say the roaches, some as big as the palm of a hand, were likely sold as food for pet reptiles.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/50247070

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    8 days ago

    How can insects be worth 200 000!?

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      8 days ago

      People buy them for pets.

      People buy them for science.

      People buy them to make honey.

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        6 days ago

        cockroach honey? 🤢

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          5 days ago

          That’d be cool, but the question was about insects in general

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