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Black Portuguese Millipeed,Bicho Carta

Ommatoiulus moreletii

Description:

spottedin my backyard.Well, a natural portuguese species:) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommatoiulus...

Habitat:

Ommatoiulus moreletii, commonly known as the black Portuguese millipede, is a herbivorous millipede native to Portugal. This species was accidentally introduced into Australia where it has since become an invasive pest.[2]

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freelancing
freelancing 12 years ago
Black Portuguese Millipeed
Ommatoiulus moreletii Ommatoiulus moreletii


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7 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you António for your kind words.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

Thanks again Luis,it's amazing the enoumous variety of diferent species that we can find in our backyards :) i trie to make spottings that can interest people to se more:)first photo should be allways a "invitation" to the spotting,it's what i tried :)thanks and let me tell you that you have a awesome spotting page,that i will explore better when i have the time,you are a excelent photografer Luis,great work :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

The first photo invites you to see the spotting to really find that it is.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 12 years ago

@thanks Luis for your kind words
@Emma after a extremly drie winter,we have rain for the last month,if you remark my spottings list ,i have many rain droplets lattely in my photos:)it's not good for tourism,but absolutly essencial for nature and agriculture life,so i'am happy with the instopble rain that continue to fall almost every day,cut with some hours of our shining sun,birds love this wheather:)
@Sérgio obrigado xará,i'am slowly having more time to came here.the easter season is calming at last ,it was good for the money,but in this stage of my life i prefer a daily rotine more cool:)so i'am preparing my arrived to the 1000 spotting club:)

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Bela foto, Antonio, parabéns.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Was it raining? It's got droplets of water on it in the last picture.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Good spotting!

Braga, Portugal

Spotted on Apr 10, 2012
Submitted on May 5, 2012

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