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Millepede - too many legs!
This was quite an odd occurrence. There are many, many of these millepedes around at the moment but for the first time I saw two intertwined together, reproducing I thought. Then came along a third and this sculpture type thing happened, then they all went on their way!
Millipedes are part of the invertebrate decomposer community. In southern Africa, they consume up to 39% of the litter standing crop and accelerate nutrient availability for plants.
Doratogonus is a genus of millipedes in family Spirostreptidae. They are relatively large, at 80–200 millimetres (3–8 in) long, relatively common, and distributed across Southern Africa.[1] Many of the species are listed on the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction. The most widespread and common species of the genus in South Africa. This species does appear to tolerate some transformation of the habitat and has been found in suburban areas. Much of the range of this species falls within.. more
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Looks like they are having a lot of fun.
Great shot of this species.
Posted 10 years ago