Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Post Office Roaches

Synopsis	A cockroach hatches and grows inside a woman's tongue after she licks an envelope. See an example of the warning here.
Is it true?	No. It is an urban legend.
Why?	Cockroaches do not lay individual eggs, they lay their eggs in an egg case called an 'ootheca.' Cockroach eggs cannot survive, much less hatch or grow to maturity, in cuts.
When?	March 2000
See also	Other Roach Stories Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Taco Bell Roaches Taco Bell or Taco Hell? from About.com. La Cucaracha from the Urban Legends Reference Pages

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