These pretty young cockroaches were wandering around on the ground. There were three together having a chat when we came along. Possibly a Desmozosteria elongata. It is similar to several Anamesia species. Photo: Fred
Another cockroach in the bush with its ootheca (egg). Zonioploca bicolor ShawThanks for the ID David Rentz Note: Blattellidae has been changed to Ectobiidae
Euzosteria sordida ID David Rentz Quite a pretty cockroach, I suspect of it chasing one of the many silverfish running around.How do you like the spines on the legs? Photo: Fred
Fred noticed this native cockroach being stung by a wasp. The cockroach stopped still, arched its body as it is in the photo and sat there for some time. It looked like it was panting. After a few minutes, it stopped panting, straightened its body and ran off into the leaf litter. Desmozosteria flavaThanks for the ID David Rentz Photo: Jean
One of our beautiful native cockroaches.3cmAnamesia sp probably angusta Mackerras ID David Rentz See it in its full glory I wasn't aware there were so many types of native cockroaches.
Polyzosteria mitchelli A beautiful cockroach I noticed north of Bullfinch.David Rentz describes this cockroach as "One of the most distinctive and widespread species in the genus.The 'windows' on each thoracic sevment and the blue legs are not shared by any other species. ""A Guide to the Cockroaches of Australia" David Rentz 2014