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.

It's that time of year! The Brookfield Zoo Chicago is offering the chance to name one of their hissing cockroaches after that ...

A zoo in New York is letting heartbroken visitors name cockroaches after their toxic exes for Valentine's Day. The Bronx Zoo is holding its annual 'Name-a-Roach' event, allowing donors to name a ...

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 scientists, primarily from the Riken research institute, said a Madagascar hissing cockroach fitted with a ultrathin solar cell and a Bluetooth short-range wireless communication unit turned ...

For a $15 donation a Madagascar hissing cockroach can be named. The names will appear on a naming board displayed outside the Hamill Family Play Zoo. Names must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Feb. 5.