Their nickname, "hissing cockroach," is due to their ability to force gas through the breathing pores (spiracles) found on each segment of their thorax and abdomen.[1]

Males hiss more often than females.Males hiss sometimes as a challenge of battle.

This is a difficult record to break because raw cockroaches contain a mild neurotoxin that numbs the mouth and makes it difficult to swallow.

Faunapolis is a place where you can share interesting photos and stories about animals that live in this new kind of jungle we call town, city, or even backyard. If you have a photo of an animal and need to find its species, this is the place to post that picture and get help. These creatures are learning to live with us, and new symbiotic relations between them and us are creating an entirely different ecosystem. Will we ever be able to coexist?

Internet-based program that explores the interrelated aspects of seasonal change.

A simple, student-directed entry point to Journey North studies. Engaging stories, photos, videos, and slide shows from the natural world build observation skills, inspire scientific thinking, and create fertile ground for discussions and new questions!

K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America.

Molecular Workbench (MW) provides visual, interactive computational experiments for teaching and learning science.