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We are not sure what these are. We thought they were caterpillars. They clustered on the tree trunks and branches, preferring moisture. We were walking on a warm morning and we saw them only on the first section of the trail.
Nature trail near Lake Marion and cypress swamp
Spotted on Apr 12, 2013
Submitted on Apr 13, 2013
8 Comments
Here's another millipede aggregation of a different species. It looks like it happens every once in a while! Lucky you! :)
Hi Tammy, I found this link in Bug Guide about millipedes massing together. It is probably also a group of young millipedes that are about to leave the home site. http://bugguide.net/node/view/289771
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede
Maybe Lauren would have a better one, but here's one. I had to look that up when lauren said Millipedes. I have never seen them that large. It looks like Luaren is correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede
Millipedes? Lauren, I would love a link. We walk every week and this week we saw no sign of them! We were surprised!
@ Lauren. Interesting! This is awesome Tammy.
These are definitely millipedes - I can see two sets of legs per segment. I've never seen so many together before! Neat Find Tammy.
Wow! That's crazy. Weird looking caterpillars.They look more like centipedes.