Death’s-head cockroach (likely Madagascar hissing cockroach)

Native to Madagascar, where it lives on the forest floor beneath leaf litter, logs, and decaying vegetation. Commonly kept as a pet or feeder insect elsewhere.

Primarily detritivorous, eating decaying leaves, fruit, plant material, and occasionally animal matter. It is not typically a household pest.

Flightless, nocturnal, and slow-moving; it hides by day and forages at night. Adults and nymphs hiss by forcing air through abdominal spiracles, especially when disturbed; females give birth to live young.

Generally harmless to people and does not bite, sting, or transmit important diseases under normal conditions, though it may trigger allergies. It helps decompose organic matter and recycle nutrients; identification is less certain because only part of the insect is visible.