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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Julida » Blaniulidae » Blaniulus » Spotted Snake Millipede (Blaniulus guttulatus)
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Little Spotted Millipede - Blaniulus guttulatus
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

Little Spotted Millipede - Blaniulus guttulatus
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
October 8, 2006
Size: 11mm long
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I couldn't get a shot of it's head because it was proceeding to disappear in the grass. I tried to grab it, but it was so teeny that it just slipped out of my grasp. It was only about a millimeter across and I didn't want to injure it. (Millipedes have very brittle "shells" because of the calcium content).
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 8 October, 2006 - 8:59pm
Last updated 7 March, 2007 - 10:36pm

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Moved from Millipedes.
… john and jane balaban, 7 March, 2007 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

Blaniulidae
This very narrow millipede (about the width of a pencil lead) is juvenile of an introduced European species of the family Blaniulidae, which also has a native species in North America. With the red spots, representing the defensive glands, on each segment throughout most of the body, I believe this is Blaniulus guttulatus.
… Rowland Shelley, 6 March, 2007 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

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