This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.

He brushed it away, and felt it go scuttling into his ear. It turned out to be a 25-millimetre long cockroach. Totman says the feeling was excruciating. "It literally feels like it's in the middle ...

For as long as humans have been around, the cockroach has been an uninvited house guest. But how much do you know about these resilient creatures? Britain has three native species of cockroach.