This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.
Hissing cockroaches, or hissers, are ground-dwellers, meaning they don’t have wings and therefore don’t fly. They have short antennae and six short, hairy legs.
The heaviest specimen recorded weighed 33g. Madagascan hissing cockroaches are popular pets. They fire air out of spiracles (holes) in their bodies to make a hissing noise. Cockroaches were the ...
The team says that they put their manufacturing process through extensive testing on Madagascar hissing cockroaches, which is one of the largest species of the bug and can reach 5 to 7.5 ...
Schanee Anderson from the Sedgwick County Zoo talked about the Madagascar hissing cockroach during Tuesday's Wildside segment. She also talked about Wild Lights opening on Oct. 16. Schanee ...