binomial name : Ellipsidion australe
common name : Austral ellipsidion
It is a last stage instar - ie last step on the way to becoming an adult.
This is one of many native cockroaches - the pest cockroaches are all introduced and this unfortunately has given this type of beetle a bad name.
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_hoppers/BushCockroaches.htm
The spider lillies are in full bloom again:
And one of the new chooks became a carpet python meal overnight :
That was about an $18.00 main course meal for this native "friend" !
-I only bought it last week. It has been replaced with two more today and I will make sure to lock them in a snake proof enclosure from now on.
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