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This Trilobite Cockroach was found under damp garden mulch.
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Trilobite Cockroach
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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TRILOBITE COCKROACH FACTS |
Identification
The Trilobite Cockroach is a native species that spends most of its time under leaf litter or under logs. They live in small colonies and can communicate with each other using scent. The young have broad extensions around their bodies.
Other Names
Flat Cockroach
Size
10mm - 25mm
Habitat
Forests and woodlands, heath, gardens.
Range
throughout Australia
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Blattodea | | Family: | Blaberidae | | Genus: | Laxta | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | Trilobite Cockroach |
Relatives in same Genus
Bark Cockroach (L. granicollis)
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