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Austral Ellipsidion Cockroach

Ellipsidion australe

Photo by ShannaB
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Field Notes

Notes:

A native Australian cockroach, seen in our backyard. I think this is a female carrying an egg-sac.

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Austral Ellipsidion - Ellipsidion australe

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Comments (4)
Asterope
We have so many pretty cockroaches... They get such a bad rap due to their introduced cousins :(
ShannaB
Hahaha, I know... it fell out of a bucket or something I picked up in the yard and I shrieked and went, "Arrgh, a cockroach!" And then I went, 'hang on a sec, it's really pretty' and grabbed my camera!
Christiane
Beautiful COCKROACH.. don't tell my MUM this! :D

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2012 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012

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