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This small Millipede is very abundant during our rainy season, especially at night. It is only about 1.5 cm long as an adult. Mating can last as long as 2 days, with the male riding about on top of the female, stimulating her with rhythmic movements of his legs. Before mating, in nearly all species, the male millipede charges his secondary sexual organs from his primary ones by curling its body forward so the spermatophore from his Gonopores on the 3rd body segment can be transferred to his Gonopods on the 7th body segment. In all the pictures, the yellow spermatophore is visible under the 7th segment of the male. Actual mating occurs when they entwine their bodies to match up genital openings.
Semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
Spotted on Aug 13, 2018
Submitted on Aug 15, 2018
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