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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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