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Scientific Name : Panesthia australis Common Name : Australian wood cockroach Description : This is a mostly black oval-shaped cockroach that feeds mainly on dead wood and can be found in the remains of fallen logs and branches. The adults are fully-winged, but apparently these animals are colonial and as they develop their wings, their fellow cockroaches, combine to chew them off, just leaving the stumps, which can be seen in the photographs. These animals are therefore effectively flightless. Habitat : Unknown Distribution : Unknown Family : Blaberidae

Available Images View At 50% | View At 100% Australian Wood Cockroach found under decaying timber beside the Jumbuk Road Track View At 50% | View At 100% Australian Wood Cockroach found under decaying timber beside the Jumbuk Road Track View At 50% | View At 100% Immature Australian Wood Cockroach found under rotten timber beside the Clematis Track View At 50% | View At 100% Sub-adult Australian Wood Cockroach found under a log on Silvertop Hill View At 50% | View At 100% Winged adult Australian Wood Cockroach