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giant millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

Description:

brown and red color, the feet underneath the hard exoskeleton were a cherry red color. it was about 12-13 cmin length. it was also very slow moving. the body seemed to be in segments on the exoskeleton.

Habitat:

i found this under a piece of rotting wood along with some other detritivores.

Notes:

it was slow moving and had a long body. the body looked to be in segments.

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Boone County High School
Spotted by a stud ent at Boone County High School

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Nov 1, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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