Giant cockroach among jungle find (BBC)

[Endangered Specie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4121637.stm
{

A "monster" cockroach and other new insects have been discovered in the jungles of Borneo, scientists say.

An expedition of caves and cliffs, led by the Nature Conservancy, also said it saw previously unknown fish and plants.

The cockroach could be the largest in the world, at 10cm (4 ins) long

As well as the "monster" cockroach, the scientists reported a new "micro-crab", a pure-white 6.5cm-long millipede, two new species of begonia, two new species of snail and several new types of fish, the conservancy said.


}

[rfranklin]

1. Where's the can of Raid?

How fast can we make them extinct?

[Mike Niendorff]

2. wow. That is one disturbingly large cockroach.

<-- 4" -->


MDN

[RebelOne]

3. I think the roaches in South Florida

could rival that monster.

[WritersBlock]

6. No kidding. And those bad boys FLY, too. ::shudder:: n/t

[Kire]

4. Where's John Lydon?

He would love this.

http://www.johnlydon.com/jltv.html#bugs

[obreaslan]

5. That's impossible....

God created all of the creatures on Earth 6,000 years ago, and that's that. There can be no so called "new" creatures discovered!!! THe bible would have told us if they existed. Crazy guy you. </sarcasm>

O8)

[Solly Mack]

7. Neat! Truly exciting.

I like bugs. Bugs are people too!


"two new species of begonia" My favorite flower!!! Wonder if they took a sprig? hmmm...I know, I know...but you can get a sprig without killing the plant....and I just know they took samples to examine.

Something new under the sun...awesome!!!!!

[asthmaticeog]

8. How COOL!

No love for roaches, mind you, but how totally amazing would it be to be the first human to lay eyes on heretofore unknown species of animal and flower? I suspect that must have been a humbling and mindblowing experience.

[blindpig]

9. mmmmm, cockroaches!

terrestrial prawns. Steam 'em & shuck 'em, a little Old Bay, you'll hardly know the difference!