The strangest thing happened to me yesterday. Just after a mild monsoon rain I went to check my mail. After returning to my apartment I seen this huge bug which was nearly ¾ the size of my fist. Being a bit amazed of the size of this insect I took two steps back. The insect then let out this loud hiss! I jumped and even slightly pulled a muscle in my neck from the shock. What quickly came to my mind was “Hissing Cockroach;” the kind you occasionally read about in nature magazines. After the whole ordeal I went on the internet and googled “Hissing Cockroach”. It turns out that these species are only native to Madagascar. However, many insect enthusiasts world wide keep this unique variety as pets. My only conclusion to this encounter would be that the creature was once a pet who escaped from a nearby hobbyist’s aquarium.
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