Coolest roach ever!!!

[orionmystery]

I thought it was a beetle when I first saw it, even after I have photographed it. Only when viewing the images on a big screen that I realized it was more like a cockroach. Just look at the dark armored back. How cool is that? Gotta be the coolest cockroach I have ever seen! Found it at night in Gunung Gading Park, Sarawak, Borneo.


Coolest cockroach ever...IMG_7304 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Coolest cockroach ever...IMG_7301 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Coolest cockroach ever...IMG_7297 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Not focused on the eyes, just wanna show the cool armor back of this roach.

Coolest cockroach ever...IMG_7295 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Night macro: Night Macro | Up Close with Nature

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

Great photos! Keep on clicken!

 

[cgipson1]

Got an ID on it yet? It might be an unidentified new species! Wouldn't that be cool? Great shots, Kurt!

Interesting sites dedicated to Roaches... Allpet Roaches ; Blattodea Rearing.

Cockroaches: An Amazing Diversity | Blattodea Culture Group