Mantids + Roaches

Australian mantids and Australian roaches photographed by Lily Kumpe for the global biodiversity photography project, Meet Your Neighbours.

Burying Mantis (Sphodropoda tristis)

Burying Mantis (Sphodropoda tristis)

Pilbara Bioregion - Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Johnrehnia ensifera

Johnrehnia ensifera

Esperance Plains Bioregion - Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia

Preying Mantis (Archimantis latistyla)

Preying Mantis (Archimantis latistyla)

Wet Tropics Bioregion - Kuranda, Queensland

Blattodean Nymph (Balta sp.)

Blattodean Nymph (Balta sp.)

Wet Tropics Bioregion - Emerald Creek, Queensland

Subadult Mallee Mantis (Archimantis sobrina)

Subadult Mallee Mantis (Archimantis sobrina)

Geraldton Sandplains Bioregion - Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia

Cockroach to ID (Zonioploca sp?)

Cockroach to ID (Zonioploca sp?)

Warren Bioregion - Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia

Cockroach nymph (Ellipsidion sp.)

Cockroach nymph (Ellipsidion sp.)

South Eastern Queensland Bioregion - Karawatha Forest Park

Burying Mantis (Sphodropoda sp)

Burying Mantis (Sphodropoda sp)

South Eastern Queensland Bioregion - Mount Barney, Queensland

Garden Mantid (Trachymantis dentifrons)

Garden Mantid (Trachymantis dentifrons)

Esperance Plains Bioregion - Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia

Woodland Cockroach with Ootheca (Melanozosteria sp)

Woodland Cockroach with Ootheca (Melanozosteria sp)

South Eastern Queensland Bioregion - Karawatha Forest Park, Queensland

Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humerale)

Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humerale)

Gascoyne Bioregion - Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia

Shiny Black Cockroach (Polyzosteriinae family)

Shiny Black Cockroach (Polyzosteriinae family)

Warren Bioregion - Torndirrup National Park, Western Australia

Bush Cockroach Nymph (Ellipsidion humerale)

Bush Cockroach Nymph (Ellipsidion humerale)

Gascoyne Bioregion - Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia

Boxer Bark Mantis (Paraoxypilus sp.)

Boxer Bark Mantis (Paraoxypilus sp.)

Pilbara Bioregion - Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Edgar's Trilobite Cockroach (Laxta rieki)

Edgar's Trilobite Cockroach (Laxta rieki)

Jarrah Forest Bioregion - Porongurup National Park, Western Australia

Unidentified Karijini Roach

Unidentified Karijini Roach

Pilbara Bioregion - Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Bush Cockroach (Platyzosteria sp.)

Bush Cockroach (Platyzosteria sp.)

Gascoyne Bioregion - Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia

Western Woodrunner (Drymaplaneta semivitta)

Western Woodrunner (Drymaplaneta semivitta)

Warren Bioregion - William Bay National Park, Western Australia

Burying Mantis (Sphodropoda sp)

Burying Mantis (Sphodropoda sp)

South Eastern Queensland Bioregion - Mount Barney, Queensland

Red-Legged Litter Runner (Platyzosteria similis)

Red-Legged Litter Runner (Platyzosteria similis)

Esperance Plains Bioregion - Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia