Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
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I am not a fan of this critter, but Jack Hanna is a fan of the Madagascar hissing cockroaches as he has popularized them on talk shows!
Do you know that cockroaches are actually a delicacy in Asian countries ... and probably elsewhere ... such as wherever Survivor, the TV show, is filmed! I personally wouldn't eat a cockroach for any amount of money!! Say hello to the delicious Madagascar hissing cockroach! Joel Sartore has captured the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach visiting Lincoln, Nebraska! Hey, that's a long ways from home. Keep those cockroaches out of Florida, please!
Photo Credit: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach in Lincoln Nebraska by Joel Sartore.
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach was originally created on January 16, 2008.
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Contents at a Glance
- How do your feel about a Madagascar Hiss...
- Scientific Classification of the Hisser...
- A closer look at Madagascar hissing cock...
- The buzz on the Madagascar hissing cockr...
- Learn more about Madagascar
- Madagascar hissing cockroach video
- Some cockroach pics
- Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of Columbu...
- Jack Hanna and Madagascar Hissing Cockro...
How do your feel about a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach?
Do these cockroaches freak you out?
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You know, I was just thinking about the fact that I once shook Jack Hanna's hand when I saw him entering a Columbus, Ohio restaurant. I hope he didn't just touch one of the Madagascar hissing cockroaches!
Scientific Classification of the Hisser ...
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blaberidae
Genus: Gromphadorhina
Species: G. portentosa
Binomial name: Gromphadorhina portentosa
The buzz on the Madagascar hissing cockroach
Ah, step on it ...
- Baby Lemurs Join Bronx Zoo 'Madagascar!' Exhibit
- exhibit, which has been going year-round since 2008, features five types of lemurs, as well as a Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko, Madagascan Tree Boa and Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, the exhibit's website said. For operating hours and ticket prices you ...
- Bugs and kids invade ASUMH for INSECTIVAL
- Annalise Bower, 4, checks out a Madagascar hissing cockroach during Insectival 2012 at Arkansas State University Mountain Home. Students from a number of Twin Lakes Area schools attended the event. / Kevin Pieper/The Baxter Bulletin Calico Rock ...
- Leaping, slithering and rolling out of my comfort zone
- The writer volunteering just before me ended up with a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach placed in her outstretched hand. Things were pretty smooth over the next few days, with just a mild feeling of panic while kayaking through a cypress swamp in the ...
- Xtreme BUGS takes over Brookfield Zoo
- The exhibit takes zoogoers along a winding trail where they will be able to view more than 20 oversized animatronic bugs, from a fluttering Monarch butterfly and ladybug to a praying mantis and a giant Madagascar hissing cockroach.
“I saw my first cockroach--about a dozen--in the late 1970s in a Ramada Inn in Atlanta, Georgia!”
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“I met Jack Hanna in the late 1970s in a popular chain restaurant in Columbus, Ohio!”
Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of Columbus Zoological Gardens
Jack Hanna and Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, oh my!
Is that a Madagascar hissing cockroach in his pocket?
Do you want one as a pet?
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Scientific Name: Gromphadorhina portentosa.Life Span of Hissing Cockroaches: 2-3 years on average (sometimes up to 5!).
Size: Madagascar hissing cockroaches reach a size of 1.5 to 3 inches long.
Appearance: Madagascar hissing cockroaches are dark reddish brown to black, with a hard exoskeleton and no wings.
Temperament: Madagascar hissing cockroaches are hardy and docile and can easily be handled. Good for beginners.
Housing: A 10-15 gallon tank with house several Madagascar hissing cockroaches comfortably. Use a secure mesh lid. Aspen wood shavings (1-2 inches deep) can be sused for a substrate (don't use cedar or pine). Provide some hiding places, which can be as simple as cardboard rolls from toilet paper, pieces of cardboard egg cartons, cork bark, driftwood, and small cardboard boxes.
Temperature: Being tropical, hissing cockroaches do best if kept a bit above room temperature (tolerate anywhere from 75-90 F or 24-32 C).
Feeding: Hissing cockroaches should be fed a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables (do not feed head lettuce, stick with romaine and other green leafy types) in combination with dry dog food. Carrots seem to be a universal favorite; oranges, apple, bananas, tomatoes, celery, squash, peas and pea pods, and others can be fed. Remove uneaten food after a while to avoid spoilage.
Water: Water should be provided in a shallow dish with cotton or some other absorbent material in it to prevent cockroaches from drowning.
Notes: Hissing cockroaches have a pair of modified spiracles (the tubes insects use for breathing) that they use to produce the hissing sound that inspired their name. They will hiss when disturbed, and males hiss when courting females. Sometimes a whole colony will hiss in unison. --www.exoticpets.com.
Jessica's pet Madagascar hissing cockroach!
Her dad says she has more than one ...
How about a cockroach costume?
This is unique ...
Bug mug ... with cockroach!
Better a bug on the mug than in it ...
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Drop me a line -- Fan of the Madagascar hissing cockroach?
Have you seen a Madagascar hissing cockroach up close?
Giant Hissing Cockroach, Male Photographic Print
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Love 'em or hate 'em? Have one as a pet or perchance, have you eaten one? Would you???
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jadehorseshoe
Dec 23, 2011 @ 2:46 pm | delete
- Return Visitor. The hissing must be calling me back.
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RealMonstrosity
Jun 28, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
- Yuck! I like them, sort of. But mainly, yuck!
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vallain Mar 16, 2011 @ 10:35 pm | delete
- I'm not a big fan of cockroaches, even giant ones or hissing ones. You made them very interesting though, so as the insect angel on Squidoo, you have my blessing. I'll feature this on The Best Insect Webpages on Squidoo.
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lravidlearner Jan 17, 2011 @ 8:20 am | delete
- Don't know if it would make a good snack, but that Tarsier certainly makes it look like the yummiest thing he's ever eaten. Very well done! Blessed by a SquidAngel ~
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KimGiancaterino Jun 18, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
- Well, I'm a vegetarian and naturally would not be tempted to eat a cockroach. I do think I've seen these at the Los Angeles Zoo, and they're not as scary in person. The cockroach Halloween costume is a scream, however!
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