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Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Gromphadorhina portentosa
"Whistle like a cockroach"
It is one of the largest species of cockroach, as it can measure up to 7 centimeters.
When it feels threatened, the Madagascar hissing cockroach does as its name suggests, it hisses. It produces the sound by forcefully expelling air from its body by the spiracles.