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== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
[[File:Cockroach on rock.jpg|thumb|250px|left| | [[File:Cockroach on rock.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Madagascar hissing cockroaches displaying the orange coloration on the abdomen]] | ||
The Madagascar hissing cockroach is an insect and has a head, thorax | The Madagascar hissing cockroach is an insect and has a head, thorax, abdomen and six legs. However, these cockroaches do not have wings.<ref name=Animal-Diversity-web>Jessee, Ashley. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Gromphadorhina_portentosa/ Gromphadorhina portentosa Madagascan hissing cockroach] ''Animal Diversity Web''. Web. Date of access: 16 December 2013.</ref> It is part of the giant cockroach family (''Blaberidae''). Its body is a smooth and oval shape and has a shiny/waxy appearance. The adults can grow from two-three inches long and about one inch wide. <ref name=National-Geographic>. [http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/madagascar-hissing-cockroach/ Madagascar Hissing Cockroach] ''National Geographic''. Web. Date of access: 16 December 2013 Author Unknown.</ref> Their coloration ranges from dark mahogany to dark brown and black. The head area is slightly darker than the abdomen. The abdomen can also be an orange color. | ||
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-Geographic/> | Madagascar hissing cockroaches display sexual dimorphism (the males and females look different). 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 antennae 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 == | ||
