Veterinarians from the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk had to perform an operation on an Archimandrite tessellate – a huge South American species of cockroach- after its owner brought the poor insect to the clinic due to pregnancy complications.
The medics managed to save its life, as the female roach had severe issues with her egg pouch (ootheca), where the offspring grows. They even combined several types of anaesthesia and removed the damaged part of the ootheca.