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Pill millipede roll up into a ball as a defensive behavior.
Order: Sphaerotheriida; Family: Zephroniidae
Short millipede which can quickly roll itself into a tight ball.
Danum valley lowland dipterocarp forest. Crossing the road
These millipedes can roll into a ball when disturbed. Detritivores eating dead ...
Looks like a giant woodlouse with a hard outer shell.
Around 6-7cm in length, covered with hard plates that fit perfectly into each ...
Pill Millipede found in some leaf litter this is the first time I've seen one ...
A large and relatively slow moving milipede - giant pill millipede can roll ...
Like millipede when touched it rolls into a ball and has a hard shell to ...
A couple of Zephronidae Pill Millipedes rolled into balls to defend themselves ...
