Does YOUR millipede fluoresce (or bioluminate)?

[cacoseraph]

A year or two ago i had some millipedes (flats, er Polydesmida?) that fluoresced as brightly as scorpions. In fact, when i collected them i initially thought i had a scorpion on the ground till i got close enough to see the shape and not just the light. It was pretty spectacular when there was a couple hundred green glowing millis in my immediate area



I also know there are bioluminescent species.


The interesting thing is that both the mills i found and the ones i read about can be found in California, USA.


So my question to all yous is this.... Does YOUR millipede fluoresce (or bioluminate)?

Post species (with pics, if possible) that do seem to have some luminary talent, please

[xhexdx]

I have seen them when out looking for scorpions here in Florida; I will be on the lookout next time I'm out there and try to get some pictures for ya.

And btw, it's good to see you back on the boards. Maybe I have just not seen your posts, but it seems like it's been several months.

--Joe

[Galapoheros]

I haven't seen any around here that do. I have a couple of diff spectrum bls. I've seen some other stuff light up though but not much ...some caterpillars, grasshoppers...

[cacoseraph]

thanks, x




the startle bands on my P. regalis fluoresced a smidge... not dramatic and it was pretty much a yellow fluorescence (which almost isn't fluor'ing... the spectrum needs to change or it is just reflection, i think)

[xhexdx]

The pedes I've seen have legs that illuminate; I'll see what I can get next time I'm out.

--Joe

[cacoseraph]

the pedes i was finding were fully fluorescing

this is probably the species as troll lives by where i was collecting (~50 miles away)

http://www.atshq.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5420

[xhexdx]

The picture didn't load. I remember troll from back when I first started, about 8 years ago.

[cacoseraph]

ah, i'm sorry
i should have been clear, the pics are on post #8
--> http://www.atshq.org/forum/showpost....05&postcount=8

[MaartenSFS]

Originally Posted by cacoseraph

ah, i'm sorry
i should have been clear, the pics are on post #8
--> http://www.atshq.org/forum/showpost....05&postcount=8

That was pretty awesome. As usual, you seem to get all the good stuff over there..

[xhexdx]

Wow, those are pretty cool. I wonder what they look like in daylight?

[Androctonus_bic]

Caco; have ever tell you that I love you?

What a impressive post and what incredible surprise that I recived today.

Thanks for that post!

Cheers
Carles

[cacoseraph]

Originally Posted by Androctonus_bic

Caco; have ever tell you that I love you?

What a impressive post and what incredible surprise that I recived today.

Thanks for that post!

Cheers
Carles

yes, Carles... and i got the very lovely Valentine's Day present. thanks again! hehehe


Los Angeles county, Califoria, USA (basically where i have lived for part of my life) has true bioluminscent millipedes, but i have not seen them. should talk to all my scorpion buddies and see if they have seen them when night hunting

[Travis K]

lol, I will need to shine the two species I have, if I get a positive Ill post them.

[natebugman]

I caught a couple of millipedes that look alot like that in southern Georgia about a month ago. I've been keeping them in a small food storage container and they fully fluoresce under a UV light. I had just gotten the light and was hoping to find a scorpion in a wood pile when I happened upon the millipedes in the leaf litter. Until then, I had no idea millipedes did that.

[cacoseraph]

bump bump bump



we haven't found any of these species that are easy to ship and keep... but we are slooooowly working on it =P

i am getting more interested in all kinds of crazy bugs (i.e. things that don't even have a venomous bite etc) so maybe in the next five years or so we can work something out and introduce at least one of these cool species to the hobby as CB