#flat-backed millipede

[eon-bug-collection]

millipede voyage...

[bytesizeambs]

Millipede | Georgia Flat-Backed Millipede #shorts #millipede #nature #bytesizeambs #4k

This cutie is a Georgia Flat-Backed Millipede (Cherokia georgiana). They're great at breaking down decaying plants. They're beneficial to our ecosystem. More information on Georgia Flat-Backed Millipedes can be found in the description of this YouTube short.

Also available on TikTok!

[ourteethandtongues]

got to handle my son a bit before i put him back in the terrarium when i was done setting it up :)

since hes wild caught and still getting used to everything (although hes definitely settled in surprisingly well!) he isnt too fond of handling and will avoid crawling onto my hands if he can go around them, but as long as i dont pick him up directly he wont curl up or secrete gross liquid all over my hand. hes super curious and loves to explore (when hes not getting stuck of course) and hes honestly a lot more surface active than i expected him to be, so im hoping he’ll get along fine with the ivories im getting. (if not, i have another terrarium i can keep him in since its smaller than the one hes in now)

[maarvaazsinak]

New friends (Polydesmus angustus) found while looking for bugs for bird baby under some turfs stacked up by my parents' shed.

Was very thirsty and came over to get moisture where I added it.

[ourteethandtongues]

bang r u ok

[ourteethandtongues]

dumb son gets stuck between his food platform and the glass

(no millipedes were harmed in the making of this video)

[libutron]

Millipede and fungus

A Flat-Backed Millipede, Polydesmus denticulatus (Diplopoda - Polydesmida - Polydesmidae), and fruiting bodies of the Common Grey Disco fungus, Mollisia cinerea (Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Heliotales - Dermateaceae), found under a stack of rotting wood.

Both are very common in Europe.

Photo credit ©André De Kesel

Locality: unknown (Europe)

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Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmus angustus) (by melvynyeo)