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Pill Milipede

Glomeris sp.

Description:

Saw this Milipede crawling on the ground. When we neared it, the milipede stopped crawling and turned itself into a ball. That is the defence pose of this milipede.

Habitat:

Seen on the forest floor during monsoon.

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4 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Thanks a lot Hema!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

superb!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Thanks Leuba. All the milipedes around were of the same colour.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

I've never seen one this pale - nice !

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 23, 2013
Submitted on Mar 3, 2014

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