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Common Methana or Barck cockroach nymph. ( Methana marginalis This specimen managed to get under my shirt during my nature walk yesterday, and whilst sitting at home I could feel it moving so this one was not photographed in its natural habitat . Common Methana,Methana marginalis Click/tap to enlarge

Common Methana or Barck cockroach nymph. ( Methana marginalis

This specimen managed to get under my shirt during my nature walk yesterday, and whilst sitting at home I could feel it moving so this one was not photographed in its natural habitat .

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    Christine Young
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    I have found ticks, leaches, ants, and moths on my body after a hike...but, never a cockroach! Very unique experience! Posted 6 years ago

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The Common Methana

Methana marginalis (Saussure, 1864) or the "Common Methana" is a cockroach in the family Blattidae native to the Australian east coast. It is a non-pest species living outside and often found around Eucalyptus trees.

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Similar species: Cockroaches And Termites
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Uploaded Nov 20, 2018. Captured Nov 19, 2018 19:17.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO12800
  • 100mm