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thecrow

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Tue Oct 15, 2013, 03:21 PM Oct 2013

Meanwhile, back on the ranch, somewhere in China...

Wang Fuming is the largest cockroach producer in China (and thus probably in the world), with six farms populated by an estimated 10 million cockroaches. He sells them to producers of Asian medicine and to cosmetic companies that value the insects as a cheap source of protein as well as for the cellulose-like substance on their wings.

Read his story here:



http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-c1-china-cockroach-20131015-dto,0,4704825.htmlstory

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Meanwhile, back on the ranch, somewhere in China... (Original Post) thecrow Oct 2013 OP
The Cocka-ranch ? RagAss Oct 2013 #1
Yes LOL thecrow Oct 2013 #2
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