9080 Picked him off the pavement...
By Lori
29 Aug, 2019
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and put him on my umbrella. He left a pool of liquid and I thought that I'd harmed him somehow.. but from some reading I found that it might be a defense mechanism, which tastes so bad it deters birds and small animals. OR, it was a bit of venom. Very interesting, almost prehistoric, creature.
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29 Aug, 2019
How very interesting.
29 Aug, 2019
Gosh Lori what an interesting find you couldn't help being fascinated by that strange creature ...
1 Sep, 2019
Fab pic Lori! Really highlighted against the blue.
1 Sep, 2019
thanks ladies... I knew it must be a millipede but had never seen anything so large. They're prehistoric in origin, have been around a long time. Some are venomous, but the one in my yard is not one of those. Some varieties from the East can grow to almost a metre! He has 2 legs per segment and can have as many as 100 legs.
BTW... I had just changed the battery in my camera and had to reset the day/date... I was a little flustered and hurried and didn't realize until I'd posted the pictures that I had the wrong date...it should be 08/27/19.
2 Sep, 2019
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Wow! How many legs has he got? An awful lot I'd say.
29 Aug, 2019