Wed January 2, 2013 Grrr, Said The Grylloblattid. I'm Not
Leaving. Not Yet. Originally published on Wed January 2, 2013
5:01 pm Every year, thousands of college graduates pour into big
cities, find themselves a fun place to live in a cool
neighborhood, great location, friends all around. But then,
their luck turns, they run short of money, lose their first job,
their second job, lose their lease, and then, step by step, find
themselves in places that are less safe, less airy, less and
less livable, until they're on the bad side of town in a scary,
dank room ... and life is grim. You know people like this? Well,
this is their mascot: an animal with a serious real estate
problem. This brave, mobile, tough little insect has been on the
planet almost as long as the cockroach. It's a survivor. But in
its time on Earth, it has moved from sunny, glorious forests to
emptier, colder places. Now, it's the only big insect that makes
its living in perpetual snow. Most insects stop moving when it
gets too cold. But not th