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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Bristly Millipedes (Polyxenida) » Polyxenidae » Polyxenus
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Unidentified Insect. - Polyxenus
Copyright © 2007 Rick Cowen

Unidentified Insect. - Polyxenus
Black Hills region, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
March 13, 2007
Size: 5mm

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Contributed by Rick Cowen on 14 March, 2007 - 12:33pm
Last updated 8 October, 2013 - 6:31pm

Moved
Moved from Polyxenida.
… Sam McNally, 8 October, 2013 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

Polyxenida
We can at least move these to their correct order of tufted or soft-bodied millipedes. I saw another one today.
… Jim McClarin, 15 March, 2007 - 12:02am login or register to post comments

 
Check out this: Eisner, T.,
Check out this:
Eisner, T., Eisner, M. and Deyrup, M. 1996. Millipede defense: use of detachable bristles to entangle ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 93: 10848-19851.
… Sean McCann, 15 March, 2007 - 7:09am login or register to post comments

 
I *thought* so.
They're part, at least, of their defense system. I'm sure it's the tailpiece bristles they're talking about. I've seen those shed profusely when I'm photographing them.
… Jim McClarin, 15 March, 2007 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

You can find them in the milipedes
here. Dr Rowland Shelley is currently examining images of milipedes and can give you a definitive answer. Nice image!
… john and jane balaban, 14 March, 2007 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Tufted Millipede
Thank you so much for the help, I run across many strange insects in my travels. And thanks for the very kind words.
… Rick Cowen, 14 March, 2007 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

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