Giant Burrowing Cockroach, (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) Size of Animal:Adult female South America

South America

which has been selectively bred for a hypomelanism mutation (reduced pigmentation) that gives the isopods large white and yellow bands

Its wings are adorned with a mixture of vibrant colours such as fiery red

The isopods feed on a variety of forest material such as decaying wood and leaf litter

Frederick William Hope (1797 - 1862)

Giant Burrowing Cockroach, (Macropanesthia rhinoceros) Size of Animal:Adult female South AmericaCommon name Giant Burrowing Cockroach Scientific name Macropanesthia rhinoceros The listing is for 1x animal, of a highly sought after species of cockroach that is well known for being the heaviest cockroach species in the world and adults can reach 8cm in length. Adult males are sexually dimorphic and possess an impressive shovel, and this species is also known as the giant rhinoceros cockroach. These are CAPTIVE BRED, with this stock originating