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.

But perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the Madagascar hissing cockroach is their eponymous sound: their hiss. In this episode of “Sounds of the Wild,” we explore how and why they make ...

Check out the zoos that will let you name a Madagascar hissing cockroach, a pile of poo, a frozen rodent or a superworm after ...

A zoo in New York is letting heartbroken visitors name cockroaches after their toxic exes for Valentine's Day. The Bronx Zoo is holding its annual 'Name-a-Roach' event, allowing donors to name a ...

The Name-a-Roach 2025 program actually encourages you to name a roach after a loved one, because “roaches are forever.” You can still name it whatever you like, but this got me thinking. What would my ...

The scientists, primarily from the Riken research institute, said a Madagascar hissing cockroach fitted with a ultrathin solar cell and a Bluetooth short-range wireless communication unit turned ...

Go ahead and name a cockroach after them. Brookfield Zoo Chicago is once again offering the opportunity to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after anyone — perhaps an ex-significant other ...

For a $15 donation, you can name one of the Madagascar hissing cockroaches that lives in the Hamill Family Play Zoo after that un-special someone in your life. The "Name a Cockroach" package ...