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Over 100,000 Illegal Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches Valued at $142,800 Seized in Australia's Biggest Bust

Australian authorities have seized over 100,000 illegal cockroaches from a breeder in Bathurst, highlighting a growing underground market for exotic insects used in reptile feeding and online sales.

International Business Times UK

Australian authorities seize more than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches in huge bug bust

The seizure included dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches, both of which cannot be legally imported into Australia or kept, bred, or sold.

Euronews

Australian police seize 100,000 live cockroaches in largest-ever bust

Both Madagascar hissing and dubia cockroaches are illegal to import into Australia

The Independent UK

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Remained isolated for 180 million years: How Madagascar Island became a hotspot for Earth’s unique creatures

The biological narrative of Madagascar is a 180-million-year history of isolation and evolutionary divergence. Once a part of the Gondwana supercontinent, it broke away from Africa and later split from the Indian subcontinent around 88 million years ago. This separation turned it into a secluded natural lab. With no competition…

The Times of India

Your Worst Nightmare Might Be Your Best Hope: Cyborg Cockroaches Enter Real-World Deployment

A German startup fields NATO-ready insect swarms while Singapore and Japan develop disaster rescue platforms, creating a split between benevolent and military futures for bio-hybrid technology

Barchart

90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days Revealed Why Rick Was So Concerned About What Trisha Was Up To In Madagascar, And I'm In Shock

This was so upsetting to hear.

Cinemablend

AI-Powered Cockroach Spies Could Navigate Hard-To-Reach Zones Where Robots and Humans Fail

German startup SWARM Biotactics is turning Madagascar hissing cockroaches into high-tech spies. By attaching 15-gram electronic backpacks to their antennae, researchers can steer these hardy insects into hazardous zones where traditional robots fail.

International Business Times UK

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Harada on creating Miary Zo— TEKKEN’s first Madagascar representative

"Although it's somewhere where most people have heard of before, no one knows a whole lot about it"

Destructoid

Mysterious new frog species found to croak like ‘Star Trek’ special effects

Frog calls sound similar to boatswain whistle and tricorder from Star Trek series, researchers say

The Independent UK

Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia

There are eight species of baobab in the world, and they have a surprising distribution. Six are found in Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean; one is found on the continent of Africa; and the last is far away in Australia.

The Conversation

How to care for Madagascar jasmine - the ultimate heavenly-scented houseplant

With captivating star-like blooms and a heavenly fragrance, this climbing beauty is a splendid addition to any room of the home

Ideal Home

Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia by David Graeber review – utopia by the sea

The late anthropologist on how an 18th-century Madagascan microstate provides a model for egalitarian living

The Guardian - UK

Creatures that crossed an ocean to find India

India occupies a pivotal position in the distribution of life forms in Asia, Madagascar and Africa

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