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    Giant cockroach from Borneo

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    Found this news from BBC wildlife : {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.

    "In just five weeks, the expedition team discovered numerous new species previously unknown to science," the conservancy's Scott Stanley said.

    At 10cm (4in) long, the newly-discovered cockroach is believed to be the largest in the world.

    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.}



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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4121637.stm
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    This is great news from one of the last wild places on earth ...
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    Phew... I don't have these cockroaches in my house. It'd have definitely freak me out... not mentioning my wife.

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    ...especially when they're crawling across your cheek while you're sleeping! I had a centipede did that whilst staying in kampung during my primary schooling days. I wasn't aware at that moment but my dad saw it and brush it off. I was sleeping at that time. And I've been stung by a centipede too while sleeping on the floor in that kampung house. Was stung on my left rib.
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    Ohhhh centipede bites. It's rather painful. Almost as bad as that of a catfish sting, but much worse than that of a stingray's puncture.
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