This always makes me think. Cockroaches don’t bite, are not venomous, basically can’t do us any harm. I’m not afraid of wild dogs, spiders, tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, wolves, hyenas, wild hogs, bears (encountered them all) but I might actually scream if I get surprised by a cockroach.
I think this collective fear of cockroaches that we have cannot be without reason and must have an evolutionary reason.
Ah yes, where I live we also exclusively have american cockroaches and those flying fuckers T-T truly terrifying. One time one of them was scraping on the wooden door for some reason, maybe was trying to get out. Tge scraping sound was so vivid and one of the most revolting things I’ve heard.
The worst thing about them is that they’re so big that you really need a strong gut for smashing them. They just gave so much content inside T-T