Madagascar hissing cockroaches can grow to nearly 4 inches long and are the world’s largest roach species. They emit a hissing noise as a defense mechanism.

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 is distinct from the American cockroach that more commonly lurks New York City apartments — they’re considerably bigger and, as the name suggests, they hiss.

Two Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, each with a caricature of the presidential candidates glued to its back, raced as part of the event attended by more than 600 professional pest control managers.

Surely, they'll get the last laugh." Maybe naming a Hissing Cockroach for an ex can be seen as a kind of testimonial. The relationship may not last. But we learn, endure, and love all over again.

Guests can adopt an "Endless Love" Madagascar hissing cockroach for a mere $10 and name them after a loved one or maybe an ex. The roaches live in a miniature "Heartbreak Motel" in the museum's ...

Nothing says love like naming a hissing cockroach after someone. This Valentine's Day the Bronx Zoo is giving jaded ex-lovers and hopeless romantics alike the opportunity to name one of the zoo's ...

The "Hisses & Kisses and Love Birds" fundraiser offers guests the opportunity to name one of the museum's Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches for just $6, or sponsor a Love Bird in the Parakeet Garden ...

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.

Two Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, each with a caricature of the presidential candidates glued to its back, raced as part of the event attended by more than 600 professional pest control managers.