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where in the world can you find the hissing cockroach?
Madagascar
how many legs does the kissing cockroach have?
6
what is the hissing cockroaches habitat?
dry litter of the forest floor of the tropical lowland rain forest.
are the cockroaches aggressive or docile?
docile, meaning they are easily handled and managed.
how an body parts does a hissing cockroach have?
3
how big can the hissing cockroach get?
up to 3 inches
what is the life span of the hissing cockroaches?
5 years in captivity
what are the 3 stages of life for hissing cockroaches?
egg, nymph, adult
what do they eat at the zoos?
fruit and veggies
what do they eat in the wild?
fallen vegetation and other plant matter on the forest floor and ripened fruits.
which are larger? Male or Female hissing cockroaches?
Female
how many do we have here at camp?
4
how do they make the hissing sounds?
Forcing air through hole on the abdomen
how many eggs do the female cockroaches produce?
50 eggs
how many horns do male hissing cockroaches have?
2
what do the males use their horns for?
fighting with other cockroaches
What is the scientific name for the hissing cockroach?
Gromphadorhina portentosa
what is an outside skeleton called?
exoskeleton
what are the names of the hissing cockroach body parts?
head, thorax, and abdomen
What is the name of the largest cockroach?
Australian burrowing cockroach aka Macropanesthia rhinoceros or the Caribbean Blaberus giganteus.