The heaviest cockroach in the world, Australia’s giant burrowing cockroach has a lot of character: it gives birth to live young, hisses and builds intricate nests. While the giant burrowing cockroach ...

Workers in Australia's pet industry say the demand for insects as pets has risen in the past five years because of more cramped living -- and so has the number of people befriending cockroaches, with ...

More than 100 species of cockroaches were used in the new genomic study. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

The number of cockroaches has surged in Adelaide as warm, humid weather creates ideal breeding conditions. An ecologist said there were about 450 species of cockroaches in Australia, with invasive ...