Periplaneta Americana Invades Havana

Few days ago I had made a post about Giant Golden Bees in Melbourne.

Today, I present ten giant cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts), Havana, Cuba.

The public artwork known as "Survival" was created by Roberto Fabelo for the Xth Havana Art Biennial - 2009. The artist has given human faces to these cockroaches.

Presently no further information is available about these giant insects which appear to be about 2-3 metres long.

Image from Flickr is by Mr Ush

Image from Panoramio is by Carlos Eliskases

Image from Flickr is by scottmontreal

Image from Flickr is by bruna benvegnù

Here is a YouTube taken during the installation.


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Source of info: havanatimes.org
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2 comments:

  1. FerozFebruary 11, 2010 1:10 pm

    Looks like bugs from MIB

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  2. dawnFebruary 11, 2010 3:56 pm

    My husband was eating breakfast and almost lost it when I opened this.
    They look so real I wouldn't want to pass that building

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