Found Crawling on My Lawn...

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:58 pm

Usually I find these things high in the mountains among decaying leaves, never thought of them being around here. This one was about four inches long. I thought of keeping it in a small terrarium but decided not to.

Millipede
Canon EOS 30D
Manual mode/hand held
1/200 sec. @ f/14 ISO 100
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Canon 430EX Speedlite, manual mode, off camera on bracket
Late afternoon, sunny
Post Processing: Photo Impact 6

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:33 pm

Excellent shot Ken!!

They are such interesting creatures and come in wonderful colors.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:51 pm

Thanks Joan

, I don't think I have found them in any color other than this but once and I cannot remember what color that particular one was, maybe just a shade lighter than this.

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:55 pm

The most common are the brown to black species.

arlon · Post by **arlon** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:40 pm

I really like the last picture..

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:36 am

Thanks Arlon.

These things like some others, think that if they curl themselves up like that they will be protected from what ever is bothering them, sort of like an ostrich sticking its head into the sand I guess, though I personally have never seen an ostrich do so. I read somewhere that these things can produce a substance akin to cyanide when aggitated, I don't much about that either but I will take their word for it.