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.

(WTWO/WAWV)— The Terre Haute Children’s Museum is holding a special type of fundraiser for Valentine’s Day this year, naming a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. The Terre Haute Children’s ...

The Brookfield Zoo Chicago is offering the chance to name one of their hissing cockroaches after your ex this Valentine's Day. For a $15 donation, you can name one of the Madagascar hissing ...

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 ...

One of the many extraordinary facts about Madagascar is that it bears virtually ... tarantulas, and giant hissing cockroaches. A friend bending down to examine a curious-looking insect got ...

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 ...