Australian Bush Cockroach
Molytria sp.

The bad behavior of the introduced American Cockroach into Australia has given all cockroaches a bad reputation. However we have a myriad of native cockroaches who are not only highly attractive but provide a major service in the breaking down and recycling of nutrients back into the system. 

Australian native cockroaches are widely distributed in both the wet and arid parts of the country with the highest density found in the tropical north.

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Photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust