February 24th, 2006
narceus millipedes
Today, I added a couple of new pages about Narceus millipedes to my Magick Canoe website. I used a collection of favourite photos of millipedes taken over the past couple of years. I also included a 15 second movie (640kb) of a millipede walking on top of a log — it’s a bit dark, but does show the speed and action.
About the above photo – for those who don’t know what they are looking at. That’s a millipede — probably a Narceus annularis. It is quite large — usually about 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches) in length. When disturbed, millipedes curl into a tight spiral with their heads at the center. The one in the photo almost hitch-hiked a ride in my backpack after crawling inside of my field note book while we were on a day hike through the Moulton Gorge at Frontenac Park a couple of years ago.
If you want to learn more about these large, beautiful millipedes, please visit the new pages which I’ve mentioned above.
bev
Tags: Narceus annularis, millipede, Moulton Gorge