sjeckert6297
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2009
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- 43
So, I was digging around in my yard yesterday and I believe I have found a baby millipede??? It is just a tiny thing at about 1/2 inch and that might be a bit of an overkill. Is there a way that I can be sure I have a millipede? The legs seem to stick out just slightly on the sides, and there seems to be 2 legs per segment but it's hard to tell. Also, it curls into a ball like an isopod. It is very light in color with a dark stripe down the center of its body going head to tail. I have been looking for a website that lists the millipedes here in NW FL but I can't seem to find one, any suggestions? The millipede? in question isn't real active. At times it almost seems frozen in time and just stops moving, then later it's moved to a different spot. I have it in a tiny little condiment cup with some coco fiber and some leaf litter from the yard where I found it. I am keeping it moist. Beyond that I am unsure of what to do since I do not know what it is exactly. I know that is it hard for anyone to help much w/o a pic but my dinosaur of a camera will never get a good pic of this little thing. I really hope that I stumbled upon a baby millipede but I guess we will just wait and see! Thanks in advance for all your help!