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Friedman's Bark Cockroach  Australia,Friedman's Bark Cockroach,Geotagged,Laxta tillyardi Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Awesome find, it looks prehistoric! Posted 7 years ago

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Laxta tillyardi, the Friedman's Bark Cockroach, does not looks like a cockroach but resembles a Trilobite. They are extremely flattened which is the adaptation of living under loose bark. Adult females are wingless while males are either short-winged or full-winged.

Similar species: Cockroaches And Termites
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Dec 19, 2017. Captured in Airstrip Trail, Carrolls Creek NSW 2372, Australia.