Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family)
Millipede at Cotter River, ACT
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| Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 31 Oct 2018 | |
| Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 31 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | JudithRoach | 23 Oct 2018 |
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User's notes
Crawling around in the moist soil under the grass.
2 comments
31 Oct 2018
ID by Dr Robert Mesibov. His comment:
"Another Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae. It was a male, too (gonopods just visible), and could probably have been ID'ed to species if the specimen had been taken. Citizen science imaging is fantastic when the species are well known and readily identifiable, and incredibly frustrating when the species require close examination of mature males."
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https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/CategoryGuide/307
"Another Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae. It was a male, too (gonopods just visible), and could probably have been ID'ed to species if the specimen had been taken. Citizen science imaging is fantastic when the species are well known and readily identifiable, and incredibly frustrating when the species require close examination of mature males."
See notes on Category page:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/CategoryGuide/307
31 Oct 2018
Probably wouldn't mess up its day too much if I pulled these things out for a minute to photograph them from more angles. I tend to try and not disturb them, That might help. Don't think Id be savaged by a millipede.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.773652-35.486443
- Altitude 1642.1m
- Maps Bimberi Nature Reserve
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2018 09:28 AM Recorded on
- JudithRoach Recorded by
Collections
- Other Arthropods Millipedes (Diplopoda) JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family)
Species information
- Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Millipede Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2012.29m Recorded at altitude
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