Meet our Black Beauty Stick Insects
The Black Beauty Stick insects
Range
Madagascan hissing cockroaches live only in Madagascar making them an endemic species, meaning they are found nowhere else in the world naturally.
Diet
Cockroaches live on a wide diet of vegetation and decaying matter.
Lifespan
These cockroaches are known to live around 5 years.
Conservation status
Madagascan hissing cockroaches are of a least concern.
Did You Know?
- The Madagascan hissing cockroach gets its name not only because of where its found but also due to the noises they make, they are able to make the hissing sound because of their unique respiratory system. They forcefully expel air out of the fourth segment on their back, as the air escapes it makes a hissing noise.
- Cockroaches as a species where around alongside the dinosaurs!
- Cockroaches are able to be placed underwater for up to 40 minutes without drowning.