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Millepede - Apheloria virginiensis
Copyright © 2004 Tim Nichols

Millepede - Apheloria virginiensis
Mineral County, West Virginia, USA
June 7, 2004
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Contributed by Tim Nichols on 27 October, 2004 - 10:42am
Last updated 6 March, 2007 - 5:25pm

Moved
Moved from Apheloria virginiensis.
… john and jane balaban, 6 March, 2007 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

Apheloria virginiensis corrugata
Yes, the three individuals with pinkish paranota (the lateral segmental expansions of the dorsal surface) and the yellow transverse connecting band, is indeed A. v. corrugata. It occurs from the vicinity of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
… Rowland Shelley, 5 March, 2007 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

CAUTION
Lovely image of a lovely animal, but please be careful, everyone, if you decide to handle millipedes with this color pattern. Their defense is to secrete a cyanide compound. Not washing your hands after touching one is hazardous to your health. Do not allow your children to pick them up. Just the same, no need to kill the millipedes, either, of course.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 October, 2004 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

 
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I think this is Apheloria virginiensis corrugata or something very close to it. See comparison image here.
… Lynette Schimming, 30 June, 2006 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

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