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Pararhachistes potosinus
They form the largest family of millipedes called Polydesmida which includes about 3,500 species. They have no eyes and vary in length from 3 to 130mm and their bright blue colour is said to be a deterrant for predators. The blue colour is said to warn predator of the toxic secretions these creatures scan produce!
These millipedes are found in the high altitude cloud forests in Mexico.
Spotted on Aug 23, 2009
Submitted on Sep 2, 2014
4 Comments
Hermosa foto - bienvenido al Proyecto!
Beautiful shot! Thank you for sharing :)
¡Que impresionante! Su fotografía es hermosa.
No sabía que no tenían ojos. Gracias por compartir Eduardo Axel!