What does the Madagascar hissing cockroach eat? And how big do they get? They get up to 2 1/2, almost 3 inches long. They eat almost anything: dog food and various zoo diets, fresh fruits and ...

The Madagascar hissing cockroach, or Gromphadorhina portentosa, grows to between 2 and 3 inches long and 1 inch wide, and makes its characteristic hissing sound if it is squeezed or otherwise ...

The Madagascar hissing cockroach is not to be confused with your commonplace house roach. Measuring 2 to 3 inches long, this giant bug has no wings and prefers a strictly vegetarian diet of fresh ...

Hissing roaches are fairly large, measuring 2 to 3 inches, and they don’t have wings like their smaller cousins. “Hissing cockroaches live in colonies and can be found nesting in dead tree ...

At nearly four inches long, Madagascar hissing cockroaches are the world’s largest cockroach species. They emit a hissing noise as a defense mechanism.

Since 2011, thousands of hopeless romantics from around the world have named Madagascar hissing cockroaches at the Bronx Zoo for a loved one, mother-in-law or ex. Perhaps even a newspaper columnist.

The natural life of the Madagascar hissing cockroach, or Gromphadorhina portentosa, is not well understood. But in captivity, the insects thrive on dog food and fruit, reproduce plentifully and do ...

The zoo said the original Name-a-Roach event was launched in 2011, and “thousands of hopeless romantics from around the world have named the zoo’s Madagascar hissing cockroaches after friends ...