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Blue Cloud Forest Millipede

Pararhachistes potosinus

Description:

Blue millipede. 7 cm long. They never stop moving.

Habitat:

Oak forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Blue Cloud Forest Millipede
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35 Comments (1–25)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

You are welcome.

Ajenjonadita
Ajenjonadita 9 years ago

Thanks for your suggestion! :D

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thyank you Christos

ChristosMaroulis
ChristosMaroulis 9 years ago

Very nice!!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Dallekbirds

Dallekbirds
Dallekbirds 9 years ago

Holly crap so amazing

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Jakubko, Gilma, Leanne, Jason and Lauren.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Breath taking!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 9 years ago

Very extraordinary!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 9 years ago

That is amazing. Great find Luis.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Amazing animal Luis. Great find.

Beautiful!! seen then in other colors ..never in blue...so gorgeous!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 9 years ago

AMAZING, Luis! What a gorgeous millipede!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Bhagya

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 9 years ago

rare colour...... great pic Luis ......

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you Fakawi, dhmcclanahan, Dixie, Sckel and Dr Namgyal. I love your comments.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Great spotting, great shot. Someone has to be lucky! Congrats Luis.

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

why the hell did I just see brown millipedes.

Dixie
Dixie 9 years ago

I've never seen a pretty millipede. You come across the best pics!

dhmcclanahan
dhmcclanahan 9 years ago

Amazing creature!

FakawiTribe
FakawiTribe 9 years ago

Beautiful! I wonder if they are related to the Cyanide millipedes. Pretty similar in shape and patterns.. Just different colors

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Thank you José Miguel, Dilan, Sarah in the woods, Gatorfellows, EnvUnlimited, António and Scott.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 9 years ago

Very cool blue fella!

Amazing Luis i never would imagine that ther existed BLUE millipedes,awesome capture,congrats and thanks for sharing

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Voilà! Bayucca you have made my day with the ID. Thank you. The name is after my State -Pararhachistes potosinus- from San Luis Potosi.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 7, 2013
Submitted on Dec 5, 2013

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