ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 29 (UPI) --A New York state artist shared a video showing how she created a cake that looks like a giant version of a Madagascar hissing cockroach.Katherine Dey of Rochester ...

Like 99 percent of all cockroach species, Madagascar hissing cockroaches are not pests and do not inhabit human dwellings. These insects live on forest floors, where they hide amidst leaf litter ...

Are Madagascar hissing cockroaches the biggest roaches in the world? No, not at all. I grew up in Florida, and we had cockroaches there that we called Palmetto bugs -- they were 3 1/2, 4 inches long.

The Madagascar hissing cockroach is not to be confused with your commonplace house roach. Measuring 2 to 3 inches long, this giant bug has no wings and prefers a strictly vegetarian diet of fresh ...

The program has been offered for more than a decade for guests to symbolically name the zoo’s more than 10,000 giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Skip to content. For Your Service.