Brown Blattodea
Orange, black and white blattodean on a gum leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Bark Cockroach
Portrait of a shielded bark roach found under a log. Deepwater, Qld.
Barred Cockroach
Black and yellow roach hides under bark when it's not out foraging. Mitchell, Qld.
Roach
Little wingless roach seeks cover in the ruins of a rattle ant nest. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Transparency
Transparent elytra and mottled patterns make this a very well camouflaged roach. Mundubbera, QLD.
Aussie Roach
Native Australian cockroach has transparent elytra. Mt Coot-tha, QLD.
Roach contemplates a salty mangrove leaf. Murarrie, QLD.
Native Roach
This roach nymph was obsessed with these leaves that were glued together, possibly hiding something the roach found alluring. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Cockroach Nymph
The beautiful textures and colouring of a native australian roach. Mundubbera, QLD.
Fungusified
Cockroach succumbs to fungus. Even the antennae are completely covered. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Motherly Love
A roach carries her egg case (Ootheca). Looks pretty uncomfortable, but apparently this is normal for certain species of Blattodea and is intended to provide protection for the eggs. Kyogle, NSW.
Translucent
From above you can see the transparent edges of this roach's thorax and wings. Kyogle, NSW.
Filth
This is how cockroaches get their bad reputations. Durack, QLD.