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millipede with guest - Pseudopolydesmus
Copyright © 2008 Harlan Ratcliff

millipede with guest - Pseudopolydesmus
rural, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
November 2, 2008
Size: around 1 inch
This millipede was under some loose bark on the ground. It did not move when first disturbed, but moved fairly rapidly later. I did not see the rider (I think is is a mite but I don't have a really clear photograph) until later. I would like an ID on the millipede, plus any information about its guest. Is it a parasite or an accidental rider?

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Contributed by Harlan Ratcliff on 3 November, 2008 - 7:09pm
Last updated 6 December, 2008 - 8:56pm

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… john and jane balaban, 6 December, 2008 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

A representative of the nativ
A representative of the native North American genus Pseudopolydesmus (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 10 November, 2008 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

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