On 31/01/2015 6:10 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:04:21 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote:

On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 09:25:18 -0500, Duane
wrote:

I
always assumed the name Palmetto Bug was invented so as to now frighten
tourists.

If I recall correctly -- bear in mind that I was only twelve at the
time -- palmetto bugs and cockroaches were different creatures. The
difference was, I was told, that you can kill a palmetto bug. Roaches
run faster.

I have no idea whether you are correct but I can certainly verify that
every Floridian I ever talked to insisted that palmetto bugs WERE NOT
cockroaches :-)

I, on the other hand. used to argue that if it looked like a duck, and
quacked like a duck ....


Maybe it's a New Orleans thing but Palemetto bugs are cock roaches that
fly and bite.

But then again, maybe not. According to Orkin:

http://www.orkin.com/cockroaches/dif...-palmetto-bug/