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Until they are not.

On April 20, 2019, a Facebook user known as Alex Aung posted a photo of himself with a cockroach on his face:

His caption read:

“new challenge
Can you do this ?

As it turns out, people can, and will actually do it.

Here are some photos posted in the comments section of Aung’s post:

This looks like a fake cockroach, and we actually hope it is:

Another girl followed suit, although it was not specified if she was actually doing it for the cockroach challenge.

Another challenger even put eight cockroaches on her face:

The critters you see in the photos are American Cockroaches, commonly found in Singapore and regarded as pests.

Adults can grow up to 35 to 40 mm in length — one of the largest species of pest cockroaches.

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Top image via Alex Aung and Hnin Wai Wai Moe/Facebook