Well, the ones in Texas do and they get as big and gross as any of them. In Florida I think they call them Palmetto bugs.
Maybe it's the hour, but I wonder if these things could be trained as bomb or mine detectors.
At old 6 Engine in DC we used to race them, 4 inches would be a baby. They sounded like a Sikorski helicopter when they took off.
Oh yes, we have Palmetto bugs and giant roaches both, the difference being that the former crunch and the latter squish when one stomps 'em, or wait, is it the other way around...? Next time we can talk about Bufo toads, walking catfish and alligators in driveways, pools and on the patio!
Did I mention we have Hurricanes? Seminoles too, which is even worse. Fortunately we have the Gators and UF to raise the tone of things (grin).