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πŸͺ³ Cockroaches & Termites

Giant Burrowing Cockroach

Macropanesthia rhinoceros

About

The worlds heaviest cockroach species at up to 35 grams and 80 mm long. Native to Australia, it digs permanent burrows up to 1 meter deep and cares for its young.

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Did You Know?

Unlike the pest cockroaches people dread, this species is a devoted parent β€” mothers carry live young on their backs and raise them in underground burrows for nine months.