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 ...

The Bronx Zoo recently announced that the popular, annual Name-a-Roach tradition returns this Valentine’s Day season to allow ...

The Terre Haute Children’s Museum is holding a special type of fundraiser for Valentine’s Day this year, naming a Madagascar ...

This February the Bronx Zoo continues its tradition of letting you name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after the one you love. The bugs are "indestructible," just like you want your relationship ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A zoo in New York is letting heartbroken visitors name cockroaches after their toxic exes for Valentine's Day. The Bronx Zoo ...

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.