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The giant burrowing cockroach makes a great pet — if you don’t want something cuddly! Weighing 1 ounce (30 grams), it’s the world’s biggest cockroach. It’s even bigger than a mouse! The cockroach’s long life span also means you’ll have your six-legged sidekick for a good 10 years.

Imagine giving birth to 3,000 babies every day! That’s just what the termite queen does. This giant, fat white blob produces thousands of babies deep inside the termite mound, where she lives for 20–50 years. Lucky this monstrous mother has thousands of smaller termites to do the housework for her!

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