These millipedes were everywhere in the jungle; somewhere in the order of 1 per 5 square metres I’d guestimate. Always visible. Disconcerting (for me), but harmless. Apparently, they’re also amphibious. I knocked one off a frond I was collecting, and it fell into a puddle. Before I could rescue it, it righted itself underwater and kept walking. I was told that much bigger, predatory centipedes come out at night. Photo Leon Perrie. © Te Papa.Read more
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