Find naming stars after your beloved cliched? How does a cockroach sound?

If naming a cockroach after your partner is not enough, you can also opt for more material gifts like roach-themed socks and cuddly roach plushies. A virtual meet with these insects can also be arranged.

All those bitten by the love bug, assemble! Thinking of what to gift your significant other on Valentines' Day? How does naming a cockroach after them sound? Well, whether or not they will like the gift is one thing, but it sure will make a great story to tell (that is if this gift doesn't bug them too long).

The Bronx Zoo in the US is giving an opportunity to all lovers to name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after their beloved for $15 (Rs 1,247 approximately). Moreover, they also help you immortalise your love by acquiring a digital certificate with the name of your valentine on the roach. 

If just naming a cockroach after your partner is not enough, you can also opt for more material gifts like roach-themed socks and cuddly roach plushies. A virtual meet with these insects can also be arranged. 

Flowers and chocolates seem like a thing of the past now as the zoo advocates naming a roach for your valentine because, “roaches are forever.” A tough competition for diamonds, don’t you think?

On the other hand, another zoo in the country has an opposite approach to cockroaches. San Antonio Zoo has a fundraiser named "Cry Me a Cockroach", through which an individual can name a cockroach, rat, or a vegetable after their ex-lover. The revenge does not stop here. After this, the animal is fed to one of the animals in the zoo, to help the person move on. 

What is a Valentine's Day without candles? Completely up-to-date with the trends yet standing apart from the usual products in the market, San Antonio Zoo presents the Hippo-Love Candle, infused with the scent of hippo poop. It is inspired by Timothy, a male hippo in the zoo and mimics the way hippos attract mates.