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Indian Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus Sp) INFORMATION of Madagascar Fire Millipede : Madagascar is home to an extraordinary amount of oddities, and one large family of oddities are the millipedes. They come in an overwhelming amount of shapes, sizes and colours. Unfortunately, they are poorly documented. In fact, entire sub families are almost completely undocumented. And it gets worse. With the rate of habitat destruction due to deforestation in Madagascar (90% already gone), most millipede species are extinct before ever being discovered and documented. And this continues to this very day. There are thousands of undiscovered millipedes that will be burned alive before any of us will have the honour of being the first human to see it. <br />
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Indian Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus Sp)

INFORMATION of Madagascar Fire Millipede : Madagascar is home to an extraordinary amount of oddities, and one large family of oddities are the millipedes. They come in an overwhelming amount of shapes, sizes and colours. Unfortunately, they are poorly documented. In fact, entire sub families are almost completely undocumented. And it gets worse. With the rate of habitat destruction due to deforestation in Madagascar (90% already gone), most millipede species are extinct before ever being discovered and documented. And this continues to this very day. There are thousands of undiscovered millipedes that will be burned alive before any of us will have the honour of being the first human to see it.

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  1. Good grief...that is magnificent! Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thank you Claire, Unfortunately I'm unable to identify the species. Posted 11 years ago
  2. Its gorgeous, very well captured! It reminds me a little bit of this one:

    Madagascar Fire Millipede (Aphistogoniulus Sp) Madagascar is home to an extraordinary amount of oddities, and one large family of oddities are the millipedes. They come in an overwhelming amount of shapes, sizes and colours. Unfortunately, they are poorly documented. In fact, entire sub families are almost completely undocumented. And it gets worse. With the rate of habitat destruction due to deforestation in Madagascar (90% already gone), most millipede species are extinct before ever being discovered and documented. And this continues to this very day. There are thousands of undiscovered millipedes that will be burned alive before any of us will have the honour of being the first human to see it.  Insects,Madagascar,Millipede,Pyreras Reserve
    Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
    1. Thanks for the speci info. Posted 11 years ago
      1. I'm not sure if this is the same species, Sunil, I just think they look similar. Given that most species in Madagascar only appear there, it is quite likely that these are not the same species. Posted 11 years ago
        1. I was searching for the Fire Millipede, but couldn't find its exact specie of indian type. So, just as a information i have included, the type of species what you have introduced. Posted 11 years ago
  3. wow....!! Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thank you Rakesh :) Posted 11 years ago
  4. Great crispness in this shot. Posted 11 years ago

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Uploaded Nov 25, 2013. Captured Sep 20, 2012 11:02 in Road, Semmedu-Kolli Hill Forest, Thinnanurnadu, Tamil Nadu 637411, India.
  • Canon PowerShot S5 IS
  • f/2.7
  • 1/159s
  • ISO80
  • 6mm