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The hissing cockroach's feet have little hooks and pads that aid in climbing on smooth surfaces. They can even walk on glass without much trouble. <ref name Animal-Diversity-web/> | The hissing cockroach's feet have little hooks and pads that aid in climbing on smooth surfaces. They can even walk on glass without much trouble. <ref name Animal-Diversity-web/> | ||
Madagascar hissing cockroaches display sexual dimorphism. The male is bigger than the female and has large horns behind the head (the females just have small bumps.) Also the antennae of the females and males differ. The female's are smooth and the male's are more feathery. <ref name UK-entomology>Clark, Debbie. [http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef014.asp MADAGASCAR HISSING COCKROACHES] ''University of Kentucky''. Web. last updated: 22 January 2013.</ref> The holes that run along the abdomen are what the hissing cockroach uses to make their hissing noise (in comparison to most insects that rub body parts together in order to make noises).<ref name=National- | Madagascar hissing cockroaches display sexual dimorphism. The male is bigger than the female and has large horns behind the head (the females just have small bumps.) Also the antennae of the females and males differ. The female's are smooth and the male's are more feathery. <ref name UK-entomology>Clark, Debbie. [http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef014.asp MADAGASCAR HISSING COCKROACHES] ''University of Kentucky''. Web. last updated: 22 January 2013.</ref> The holes that run along the abdomen are what the hissing cockroach uses to make their hissing noise (in comparison to most insects that rub body parts together in order to make noises).<ref name=National-Geographic/> | ||
== Life Cycle == | == Life Cycle == | ||
