486
edits
Madagascar hissing cockroach: Difference between revisions
From CreationWiki, the encyclopedia of creation science
Jump to navigationJump to search
→Ecology
| Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
''Gromphadorhina portentosa'' comes from Madagascar, an island near Africa. They can live in tropical rainforests and also tropical dry forests. The Madagascar hissing cockroach has a very important job in its habitat. It lives on the forest floor and feeds on decaying plant and animal matter.<ref>. [http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/madagascan-hissing-cockroach Madagascan hissing cockroach] ''Bristol Zoo Gardens''. Web. Date-of-publication or last-update or access (specify which Date of access: 13 January 2014 Author unknown.</ref> If it wasn't for the Madagascar hissing cockroach digesting and processing all the decomposing vegetation/fruits/and animal materials, the forest would be smothered. | |||
The cockroach has many natural predators including birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and even other insects. Madagascar cockroaches also have another rather unusual predator: a parasite called the cockroach mite that feeds on its body.<ref>. [http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Madagascar_Hissing_Cockroach.asp Madagascar Hissing Cockroach] ''The Big Zoo''. Date of access: 13 January 2014 author unknown.</ref> | The cockroach has many natural predators including birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and even other insects. Madagascar cockroaches also have another rather unusual predator: a parasite called the cockroach mite that feeds on its body.<ref>. [http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Madagascar_Hissing_Cockroach.asp Madagascar Hissing Cockroach] ''The Big Zoo''. Date of access: 13 January 2014 author unknown.</ref> | ||
== Madagascar hissing cockroaches as Pets == | == Madagascar hissing cockroaches as Pets == | ||
