Millipede Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA November 22, 2015 Size: about 8 mm
Hello, Bugguide
I found this millipede and another much like it in a red alder forest bordering a douglas fir and big-leaf maple forest. The understory consists of western sword-fern and oregon grape. It was sharing the underside of a rotten log with a suspected platydesmid millipede. The millipede's first instinct was to cover itself (or at least its head). Another individual I found that looked very similar was curled up in a ball. My guess is that it is a juvenile polydesmid millipede of some sort.
Thanks for your help!
Phil
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Phil Nosler on 23 November, 2015 - 7:03pm Last updated 24 November, 2015 - 6:34pm |