The Giant Peppered Cockroach (Archimandrita tessellata) is a hefty, docile species native to Central and South America, prized in the hobby for its impressive size and gentle temperament. Adults can reach up to 4 inches long, with a mottled beige and brown “peppered” appearance and vestigial wings that make them too heavy to fly. They thrive in warm, humid enclosures with vertical surfaces for molting, and enjoy a varied diet of fruits, fish flakes, and bee pollen.