Found this little guy crawling up my pants leg after a hike at Devil's Lake, WI. He's about 4" or so, very cool looking. Any ideas as to what he is for sure? (Yes, I know it's a Millipede, lol)
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This semi-lovely black millipede with the red racing stripes is scientifically known as the Narceus americanus. Its common name is the North American Millipede. This millipede is noteworthy in that it is the largest of all the millipedes in North America. It can grow to a length of 10cm- which makes it twice as large as any other millipede in North America. (source)
Most bugs creep me out, but these guys are pretty chill.
Most bugs creep me out, but these guys are pretty chill.
Thanks for the info.Cookie*420;4408364; said:
Should have seen the Wolf Spider (My guess) we came across. Biggest spider I've come across in the Wild in WI.
Everyone gathered around as I pointed him out, and as I said "Wonder if I can pick him up..." they all gave me a strange look, lol.
i used to keep them, if you partialy bury a piece of brocoly, cucumber, or peas in their tank in the dirt(slightly moist) they will eat it. they live about 3 months though so i quite keeping them, cause they have such short livespans
Awesome. I love finding new bugs except for my most recent "new encounter" where I finally got around to picking up a tick.
I've found 2 of these in all my life, here in CT, both in the same woods surrounding my grandparents house. They were crawling up the sides of saplings... very showy, for millipedes. They're fun to play with, i let mine go after a few hours of watching them crawl around a jar. (I was a little kid, maybe 5 or 6, when i found them.)
Thanks for the info.Experiment397;4410125; said:
lol, I remember my first tick. It was a Deer Tick, gave me Lymes Disease... wasn't fun, lol.Thalan;4410923; said:
They are very cool, wish I would have found more.Plec123;4411207; said:
...Millipede!goestonemoa;4411323; said:
