--- description: Revenge special title: Honor the True Spirit of Valentine's Day by Adopting a Cockroach in Your Ex's Name image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Honor the True Spirit of Valentine's Day by Adopting a Cockroach in Your Ex's Name  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 26, 2015 5:00 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 26, 2015 5:00 PM CUT Feeling particularly spiteful as Valentine’s Day approaches? The San Francisco Zoo’s new fundraising campaign offers an opportunity to adopt a hairy scorpion or hissing cockroach in honor of your ex. As the zoo [describes the promotion](https://sfzoo.worldsecuresystems.com/donate/adopt/adopt-scorpion-vday.htm "undefined"): --- > “” --- Donations support the San Francisco Zoological Society. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3682397/adopt-scorpion-cockroach-for-ex-at-san-francisco-zoo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3682397/adopt-scorpion-cockroach-for-ex-at-san-francisco-zoo/"},"headline":"Honor the True Spirit of Valentine's Day by Adopting a Cockroach in Your Ex's Name","datePublished":"2015-01-26T17:00:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:15.215Z","description":"Revenge special","url":"https://time.com/3682397/adopt-scorpion-cockroach-for-ex-at-san-francisco-zoo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3682397/adopt-scorpion-cockroach-for-ex-at-san-francisco-zoo/","name":"Honor the True Spirit of Valentine's Day by Adopting a Cockroach in Your Ex's Name"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"First Grade Valentines","description":"Out of the mouths of babes, love is explained. Brooklyn first graders write and read their valentines and describe the meaning of Valentines Day","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/dxn3NutC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-02-10T21:52:37.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/dxn3NutC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3682397/adopt-scorpion-cockroach-for-ex-at-san-francisco-zoo/","duration":"PT2M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3682397/adopt-scorpion-cockroach-for-ex-at-san-francisco-zoo/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```