Very very very odd kalk question

[MarkS]

Ashamed to admit it, but we have roaches. I call them the Texas plague.

Anyway, I had mixed up a batch of kalc in a bucket and let it sit for about 24 hours to settle. Once that was done, I poured all but 1/2" into my topoff for my ten gallon. The bucket had no more than 1/2" of water and that kalk sludge. I then set the bucket on the floor. The next morning, I notice that the inside of the bucket had brown spots. Strange. I took a closer look and about a dozen roached were taking a swim. They really seemed to like the stuff!! I figured that since it is so caustic that surely they would be dead, but they were happily doing whatever they were doing in the kalc.

First I thought this stuff could eat the skin off of your hand?
Second, what in kalk could possibly attract any bugs?

This is just too weird! What makes this really strange is that they almost seemed druged. I mean no amount of disturbing the bucket would scare them and they were happy to be in the light.

At most I have a good roach trap, but anyone know why? This is really perplexing!

Mark

P.S. Yes, this is funny and yes, I am serious!

[Steve]

That is kinda funny! I don't know why they would be attracted to the kalk. Perhaps you could experiment and create a new roach trap. You could make millions!

[Bughead]

Don't be embarressed about roaches--cockroaches, that is. I doubt that the kalkwasser did any harm to these little prehistoric creatures. The calcium probably will probably just make them stronger. Now, not only can you not get them to eat the roach poison, you can't smash them either.