The insects are estimated to be worth up to $141,000, according to Australia's Department of Climate Change, Energy, ...

Australian officials say they confiscated more than 100,000 illegal live cockroaches from a breeder in May in the country's largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most of us aren't experts at bug identification—especially because most common house insects look alike.

The haul of live insects included dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Authorities said it was the country's biggest-ever seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Seeing any insect scuttle around your home is cause for concern, but when it’s a bug that bites, all bets ...

Cecil MORELLA AFP Mar 7, 2026 Mar 7, 2026 Updated Mar 8, 2026 A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush ...