This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.

Scientists from Singapore and Japan have created a new piece of pretty intriguing tech. What tech, you may ask? It allows ...

In a lab in Singapore, robots are hard at work — not on cars or gadgets, but on cockroaches. Grab a chair, you might want to ...

Hissing cockroaches, or hissers, are ground-dwellers, meaning they don’t have wings and therefore don’t fly. They have short antennae and six short, hairy legs.

The heaviest specimen recorded weighed 33g. Madagascan hissing cockroaches are popular pets. They fire air out of spiracles (holes) in their bodies to make a hissing noise. Cockroaches were the ...

Fidel and Carol Ogar search through the charred remains of their Alief home on December 7, 2024, nearly two weeks after a devastating chimney fire destroyed the house they cherished for over three ...

Schanee Anderson from the Sedgwick County Zoo talked about the Madagascar hissing cockroach during Tuesday's Wildside segment. She also talked about Wild Lights opening on Oct. 16. Schanee ...

The team says that they put their manufacturing process through extensive testing on Madagascar hissing cockroaches, which is one of the largest species of the bug and can reach 5 to 7.5 ...

While the insect moves around, solar cells on its body power signals sent by its controller and guide the cockroach to move in a desired direction. For this purpose, a Madagascar Hissing ...