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Orthoporus dorsovittatus I believe this &quot;may&quot; be as described above, It is a black millipede of approx. 10cms in the Wedge-capped capuchin range - 2 possible aids to identification (or not) - <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227036591_Seasonal_Anointment_with_Millipedes_in_a_Wild_Primate_A_Chemical_Defense_Against_Insects#!# and #!#https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jOfCDgAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA68&amp;lpg=PA68&amp;dq=tachypodoiulus+niger+venezuela&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=xY0JgdFcYw&amp;sig=ACfU3U3OcFwBGeysuxmmRnjVXnha-4vaZw&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi5mrSt64HoAhWDwuYKHRsDDg8Q6AEwFnoECA0QAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=tachypodoiulus" rel="nofollow">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227036591_Seasonal_Anointment_with_Millipedes_in_a_Wild_Primate_A_Chemical_Defense_Against_Insects#!# and #!#https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jOfCDgAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA68&amp;lpg=PA68&amp;dq=tachypodoiulus+niger+venezuela&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=xY0JgdFcYw&amp;sig=ACfU3U3OcFwBGeysuxmmRnjVXnha-4vaZw&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi5mrSt64HoAhWDwuYKHRsDDg8Q6AEwFnoECA0QAQ#v=onepage&amp;q=tachypodoiulus</a> niger venezuela&amp;f=false Choroni,Henri Pittier National Park,Orthoporus dorsovittatus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Orthoporus dorsovittatus

I believe this "may" be as described above, It is a black millipede of approx. 10cms in the Wedge-capped capuchin range - 2 possible aids to identification (or not) - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227036591_Seasonal_Anointment_with_Millipedes_in_a_Wild_Primate_A_Chemical_Defense_Against_Insects#!# and #!#https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jOfCDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=tachypodoiulus+niger+venezuela&source=bl&ots=xY0JgdFcYw&sig=ACfU3U3OcFwBGeysuxmmRnjVXnha-4vaZw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5mrSt64HoAhWDwuYKHRsDDg8Q6AEwFnoECA0QAQ#v=onepage&q=tachypodoiulus niger venezuela&f=false

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    I'm not sure if we have access to an expert on the millipedes - this was as near as I could get and the only useful information I can find is in the description - certainly not the much smaller and very European black millipede Posted 5 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      I don't think we have millipede experts around here, in fact, I think you'll have a hard time finding any online at all, such is my experience. Documentation online is also severely lacking.

      Thanks for putting in the effort for this one, love this post.       Posted 5 years ago
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        Thanks, yes there's not a lot about Posted 5 years ago

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The Orthoporus dorsovittatus

Orthoporus dorsovittatus is a Millipede (Diplopoda) in the family Spirostreptidae. The species has come to some "popular acclaim" after it was reported that wedge-capped Capuchin monkeys (Cebus olivaceus) seek out this species of millipede and then intentionally rub the animal in their fur - sometimes sharing the millipede between a few monkeys - in order to coat themselves with the defensive secretion of the millipede, which contains benzoquinone-containing and supposedly acts as a repellent for.. more

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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 121mm