Millipedes - Oxidus gracilis

There were several pairs of millipedes on this old foot bridge. They all appeared to be copulating.

Habitat: Foot bridge crossing a bog; mixed forest

comments (4)

Calbost Niel

Lion

A first for me ... seing millipedes doing it that is Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It was a first for me too. And, weird because there were at least 5 pairs of them mating on this bridge. Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

The ID looks good to me :) Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :) Posted 4 years ago

The Greenhouse millipede

The greenhouse millipede, also known as the hothouse millipede, short-flange millipede, or garden millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae that has been widely introduced around the world, and is sometimes a pest in greenhouses.

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Similar species: Polydesmida

Species identified by Christine Young