The Madagascar hissing cockroach, also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 2 to 3 inches at maturity. Wikipedia <br /> <br />Scientific name: Gromphadorhina portentosa, <br /> <br />Rank: Species, <br /> <br />Higher classification: Gromphadorhina, <br /> <br />Kingdom: Animalia, <br /> <br />Phylum: Arthropoda, <br /> <br />Class: Insecta, <br /> <br />Order: Blattodea, <br /> <br />Family: Blaberidae, <br /> <br />Subfamily: Oxyhaloinae, <br /> <br />Tribe: Gromphadorhinini, <br /> <br />Genus: Gromphadorhina, <br /> <br />Species: G. portentosa, <br /> <br />** Did you know: In hissing roaches, the hiss takes three forms: the disturbance hiss, the female-attracting hiss, and the aggressive fighting hiss. wikipedia.org. <br /> <br />More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_hissing_cockroach
