Well, 5 (letters) out of 8 is not bad.
Children’s Easter chocolate in Germany, it’s actually a May beetle or chafer. But since an American friend screeched “Cockroach, it’s a chocoolate cockroach!” we call it that, too. And it was my first thought when I saw the prompt. And sometimes, the first thought is not the worst.

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My first encounter with these less-than-delightful bugs was at university, where my (modern, purpose built) hall of residence housed resident populations in the bathrooms, sneaking out ahead of you as you emerged from a bath.
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