Giant Burrowing Cockroach vs Lichen-Bark Katydid

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Giant Burrowing Cockroach Lichen-Bark Katydid
Scientific Name Macropanesthia rhinoceros Markia hystrix
Order Blattodea Orthoptera
Family Blaberidae Tettigoniidae
Size 60-80 mm 35-50 mm
Habitat Woodlands Mountains
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Oceania Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Giant Burrowing Cockroach

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 — mothers carry live young on their backs and raise them in underground burrows for nine months.

Lichen-Bark Katydid

A Neotropical katydid covered in spine-like projections that mimic lichen or moss. Its body is green with textured growths blending with epiphyte-covered bark.

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Did You Know?

Its spiny body projections are so convincing that even scientists can struggle to spot it on mossy branches.