I decided to do a video about my very favorite species of Cockroach, the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach. Although they look large and imposing, they are exceptionally gentle when being handled, and ...

Make a $15 donation to the Bronx Zoo's Name a Roach fundraiser and the zoo will name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after an ex. Donors receive a digital certificate to honor their not-so-loved one.

The Madagascar hissing cockroach actually makes a pretty sweet pet, thanks to the hungry mites that serve as its cleaning crew. Aired 02/11/2020. See all videos with Audio Description AD.

The roaches you can name at the Bronx Zoo are Madagascar hissing roaches—the world’s largest roach species reaching nearly four-inches long, according to the WCS. I hated typing that.

Hissing Cockroaches, bless them, tend to fall for other Hissing Cockroaches. Sponsor Message "Mainly I believe this name scheme insults and demeans cockroaches," Amy Dickinson added.

The first thing to know about the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a black-and-brown invertebrate about as long as your forefinger, is that it lives up to its name.

Now, imagine a regular New York roach but significantly bigger: Madagascar Hissing Roaches can grow up to 3 inches, and they make a horrifying hissing sound to scare off potential predators.

You can say "I wuv u - not" by bestowing your ex's name on a hissing cockroach! NPR's Scott Simon muses on a fundraiser for a Chicago Zoo, and whether the roaches really deserve it.