Saturday, November 6, 2010

Millipedes

Millipedes: Two sets of legs per segment. Feed on decomposing plant material.

Cenitpedes: One set of legs per segment. Active predators.

Millipedes here come in all colors. Red....
Black (The red below her is a lava which she was feeding in the hollow of this tree trunk)
Yellow
Brown
and mating. LOL!!

6 comments:

  1. I find these creatures so nice! I took a shot at a gigantic one at Ivory Coast but sadly it's a lousy photo... :-)

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  2. I saw an orgy of millipedes while hiking in the Draks. Plus the yellow and brown in Kruger. They are SO BIG!

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  3. Beautiful and unknown in France ... great pictures!!!
    My current blog: http://roggin.canalblog.com/

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  4. That happens just when you want it to come out good Jose. Murphy's Law at work here. I make sure I take enough pictures of something now to ensure I have at least something to post. That is, of course, if it does not fly away. LOL!! It is for this reason that I love the digital cameras as you do not need to pay for blurred photo developing. :)Dont you just love the 'delete' button? LOL!!

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  5. Thanks for visiting and commenting Roger. You have some stunning pictures on your blog.

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