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pool party - Oxidus gracilis
Copyright © 2006 Gary R. McClellan

pool party - Oxidus gracilis
Sarasota County, Florida, USA
October 18, 2006
Size: about 1 inch
Just wanting information of why these are congregating in my pool? Bugs just recently became this numerous. Anyone know what's going on ? They have become quite the nuisance.
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Contributed by Gary R. McClellan on 18 October, 2006 - 9:04pm
Last updated 9 March, 2007 - 4:05pm

Moved
Moved from Polydesmida.
… john and jane balaban, 9 March, 2007 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

Oxidus gracilis again; I freq
Oxidus gracilis again; I frequently see them in swimming pools.
… Rowland Shelley, 6 March, 2007 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

A Party Indeed!
Here you have a bunch of arthropods from two classes: Diplopoda (Millipedes) and Malacostraca (Isopods and Amphipods). The elongated individuals are millipedes; the yellow-spotted ones look the Yellow-spotted Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana) here and the paler, dark-backed ones are of another millipede species. The much shorter ones are pill bugs.
I don't really know why these guys would be congregating at your pool; they are terrestrial and would drown in the water. However, both millipedes and pillbugs need moisture to survive, perhaps that's one factor that is attracting them to your pool...
… Stephen Luk, 18 October, 2006 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

 
pool party
Stephen - Must say thanks much for your feedback.The link to more info on the Yellow-spotted Millipede was an eye-opener. Cyanide ? As I was taking the pic I did notice an odor. I have been scooping up these "gatherings" with my fingers and crushing them. I would also like to thank Bugguide for making these connections possible. This is a GREAT site !
… Gary R. McClellan, 19 October, 2006 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

12 x 2 Millipedes, one sowbug
I see a couple-dozen small millipedes and what appears to be the underside of a sowbug but I have no explanation for why they might be going for a swim.
… Jim McClarin, 18 October, 2006 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

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