Michigan City Parks & Recreation Department

Scientific name: Gromphadorrhina portentosa

Size/weight/height
Length: 2 - 3.5"

Behavior
Home: outdoors; rotting logs and leaf litter; DOES NOT LIVE IN HOUSES
Colony: large
Defense: hiss when threatened
Food: scavengers; play an important role in nutrient cycle; eaten by birds and other predators - important link in the food chain

Reproduction/lifespan
Lifespan: up to 18 months

Diet
herbivore
Wild: fallen fruit, leaf litter
Zoo: fruit

Habitat/range: forest floor - Madagascar

Other
Hissing roach is not considered pests

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