World's largest cockroach?

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What is the world's largest cockroach species, and does anyone have pictures of it? Is it available in the pet trade?
 

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Macropanethensia rhinocerous...most likely spelled differently, though

Megaloblatta longipennis...may be spelled wrong, or the genus may be wrong

Do a GIS for either of these.
 

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Macropanesthia rhinoceros......I 've seen these huge roaches a few times offered on Belgian or Dutch fairs, but they were very expensive (about $24 for 1 adult)


Picture is not mine...see http://www.dannesdjur.com/insekt8.shtml for more pix.
 
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Nobody sells the M.longipennis species. The only people in the US known to have them are the smithsonian institution.

However, rhino roaches are sporadically availible for about $100 on this side of the pond.

PM somebody by the name of roachman here on the boards for more info.
 

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Macropanesthia rhinoceros is the largest, native to australia, not sure how far away i am from their natural habitat tho
 

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I'm not interested in the rhino roach, besides the leaves it eats arent sold here, too expensive also.
 

james

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roaches

There are many big species out there. True giganteus can be very big, the oblingata are big, the adult rhinos I've kept are very large. There was a new species discovered in Borneo that is suppose to be the longest species. I've just seen pictures like the megaloblatta. Even giant stock hissers can get big.
PS, I just had my first batch of oblingata babies, YEAH
James
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Randolph XX() said:
G.oblongata
Randolph do you have any pictures of this species? i often hear you talk about it but i cant find any images
 

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james said:
There are many big species out there. True giganteus can be very big, the oblingata are big, the adult rhinos I've kept are very large. There was a new species discovered in Borneo that is suppose to be the longest species. I've just seen pictures like the megaloblatta. Even giant stock hissers can get big.
PS, I just had my first batch of oblingata babies, YEAH
James
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The new specie from Borneo:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40659000/jpg/_40659763_203bi_roach_nature.jpg
 

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That is a very colorful roach! Thanks for the name help, pictures of that species would be nice too.
 

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As far as I know:

Heaviest - Macropanesthia rhinoceros (available in pet trade)
Longest body - Gromphadorhina oblongonata (available in pet trade)
Longest wingspan - Megaloblatta longipennis (not available in pet trade)

And the new species from Borneo, I have no idea... but that looks pretty big too and reminds me of a tarantula hawk!

Here's a picture of my male G. oblongonata I posted a while ago:
 

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Gigus said:
Randolph do you have any pictures of this species? i often hear you talk about it but i cant find any images
well, to some ppl, it is just a bigger hisser, can't compare to 300 dollar rhino AUSSIE roaches, i got a pair from Double D a while ago , and it'll be pretty common couple years later i guess
 

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If they breed as prolifically as some of the other roaches. I hear the rhinos breed slower or take longer to mature, or something to that effect.
 
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