Millipedes - all colours plus brown

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:26 pm

We have them in various colours. There is also a yellow one which I have seen but do not have a pic of. The brown one I will have to post tomorrow.
Red

Black (with lava)

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 3:19 am

Rich colors on these critters Joan.

They look exotic.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:30 am

Thanks Nikola. We do have some interesting and colourful critters here in Africa.

arlon · Post by **arlon** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:14 am

Those are cool bugs. I really like the bottom one. I like the background in that picture.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:24 am

Thanks for you kind comment Arlon. She was watching over her lava in a hollow of an old tree stump.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:40 am

Beautiful photos Joan. Amazing colors on these Millipedes. all I see in My state are small dark gray ones

Do you have a size for these critters?

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:43 am

Thanks for the nice comment Dough. They are all about 5 inches on average.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:38 pm

Hey you did pretty good on these Joan. Sharp, nice colors, really cool!

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:06 pm

Wonderful photos. These animals are quite interesting, notice how they got four legs per body segment.
I've photographed two species in South Africa, maybe you have seen those too ? (link to Danish insect forum, excuse the language)

http://www.insekt.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=534

cheers Erland

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:56 pm

Ken: Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate them:

Erland: Thank you for your comment. That third one is very interesting. Where did you take the pic? I have seen yellow ones too but it is the first time I have seen one like that.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:07 pm

....and brown

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:38 am

Three very interesting photos Jean. Your last pic really illustrates Arlon's point about them having 4 legs per segment doesn't it. The way it's curled up immediately made me think of a woodlice - they're both arthropods so maybe they're close(ish) relatives?

Off now to check out Arlon's pics.

Bruce

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:58 am

Thanks for you nice comments Bruce. Those pics of Erlands are very interesting. I have never seen the last, light coloured one so I am interested in finding out where he took them.

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:21 am

Joan, all three pictures are taken within 15 minutes in the mountain regions east of Polokwane (Pietersburg) in Limpopo, where I stayed for a couple of nights together with a family from South Africa. Road #71 leads to a location called Houtbosdorp, but it's hardly a city anymore.
The first dark species where quite abundant, and several was seen on the gravel road. The second striped one I saw two of, and they were just of the road, on some rocks at the top of a slope overlooking a valley.

cheers
Erland

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:24 am

btw.your third picture resembles the one I photographed a bit.
I studied the internet a bit after photographing these, and found interesting information on this animal group. They are very old, and prehistoric species were up to two meters long.

Erland