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Julus spec millipede, Reptile Zoo "Iguana", Vlissingen The sign before this giant millepede mentions "Julus spec", yet I cannot find anything meaningful online using that term. I'll ask the zoo for an exact identification. Anadenobolus monilicornis,Europe,Netherlands,Vlissingen Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Julus spec millipede, Reptile Zoo "Iguana", Vlissingen

The sign before this giant millepede mentions "Julus spec", yet I cannot find anything meaningful online using that term. I'll ask the zoo for an exact identification.

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    Ferdy,
    Julus is the genus and the word spec is probably an error being the shortening of the word species. This one looks like a Julus terrestris. http://www.snipview.com/q/Julus_terrestris
     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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      Thanks Lily, I think you're right on that "spec" word. I'm still not entirely sure on your species suggestion though, meaning, if I check Google images for photos of it, I get back a lot of entries not looking alike. Posted 10 years ago
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        I thought as much...especially since that website did not seem to be particularly "in the know". That is why I did not identify the millipede myself. Posted 10 years ago
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          Take a look at this one on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadenobolus_monilicornis Posted 10 years ago
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            Thank you so much, that looks like a likely match. As this one was taken in a zoo, a good reminder I should photograph any and all signs :) Posted 10 years ago
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        Try Anadenobolus monilicornis Posted 10 years ago
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    An interesting bit of trivia is that the earliest known terrestrial animal is the millipede, Pneumodesmus newmani, who lived some 428 million years ago. Millipedes have been around for a while :) Posted 10 years ago
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      That is interesting indeed, did not know that. They seem to have this primitive yet lasting design. Kind of like the horseshoe crab:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab       Posted 10 years ago

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The Anadenobolus monilicornis

''Anadenobolus monilicornis'', known as the yellow-banded millipede or bumble bee millipede, is a species of millipede in the family Rhinocricidae. It is native to the Caribbean but has been introduced to the southeastern United States.

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  • NIKON D800
  • f/9.0
  • 1/13s
  • ISO6400
  • 105mm