July 24, 2014
Hisser and Norman navigate a piece of tree bark inside their tank. Pet Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches must be moistened daily with a spray bottle of water to mimic the climate of the rainforests from which they originate.
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Roaches Approaching
Pre-K teacher entertains class with Hisser and Norman.
Switching two letters makes a world of difference between how cockroaches are typically described and how Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Kareen Lawson of Burke describes them. Whereas most anyone else would hit the insects with the label “pest,” not to mention with an old magazine, Lawson’s term for her two Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, Hisser and Norman, is instead “pets.”
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