Somebody asked me what it was... OMG can I just say how terrified I am of these things?
They are an ugly reddish brown color and usually an adult ranges in size from 2 to 3 inches long and some can even FLY.
When we sold our place w/ 25 acres out in Plum Nearly and moved beside my parents before Madison was born we stayed in my Grandparents old house which was infested with them.
No amount of spraying, bombing anything could get rid of them. Now there weren't hundreds or anything but we'd see at least one dang near every day.
It has nothing to do with how "clean" your house is, I think it's dampness that attracts them.
I don't know but damn if I didn't live in a constant state of fear in seeing one of those things.
One night I was lying in bed and Stacy was watching TV. If I lifted my head I could look straight down the hall at him.
Well I was laying there and suddenly something comes whizzing by my head.
I thought he threw something at me (although to be realistic it was logistically not possible) and I looked to my left above me and it was a Palmetto Bug.
Holy Shit! I FLEW out of that bed and down the Hall screaming like a banshee.
Did I mention I was 8 months pregnant?
It's a wonder Madison wasn't born right there.
I about gave poor Stacy a heart attack!
When I still lived at home we would occasionally see one in the bathroom and i'd scream and my Dad would get SO mad.
He would yell "ja-eez-zus christ you about gave me a G-D heart attack - quit being such an idiot about those G-D bugs!".
Did I mention my Daddy cusses on occasion? Well he does!
When Madison was just toddling around if i'd see one i'd give her a shoe and tell her to run it down and whack it with the shoe.
She'd do it too!
But now - we don't have them where we live but I guarantee you she'd scream like I do.
She's scared of most all bugs poor thing. She gets it honest!
