Professor Michael Alvard was the first to capture the bizarre scene. What started out with a simple pink headstone made out of paper quickly grew into a shrine, complete with candles, testimonials, flowers and other random offerings.

A tiny coffin was created for the fallen bug, then a funeral pyre. The roach was cremated a couple of weeks later.

The roach shrine was posted on Reddit where it quickly went viral, making international headlines.

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. (AJC file photos)

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