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Ranking in at number 3 for the world’s largest known roach, it’s the Madagascar hissing cockroach. These beauties can be found in Madagascar, among the leaf litter and rotting logs of the rainforests and lowland forests. The heaviest roach, because I know you’re wondering, is the giant burrowing cockroach. The […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

So named for their dominant front legs which fold in such a way to suggest prayer, it’s the praying mantis. These ferocious predators are as beneficial as they are just downright cool. These ambush predators not only have a taste for flesh, but about 30% of the females will even […]

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