I know cockroaches carry disease and are not to be entertained, but they don't cause the instant Waaaah! reaction in me that spiders do. Our supermarket at Wroxham sells Roach Bacon (just the trade name) which always makes me smile. I was daft enough when teaching to tell my pupils that I couldn't abide spiders. Of course, I had rubber ones, fluffy ones coming down on a thread, photos of spiders put in my Register, and even (the little horrors) the occasional real one in my desk drawer. I always screamed the place down, very gratifying for my eight year-olds!