Dalodesmidae (family)

5 Dalodesmid flat-backed millipede at Reidsdale, NSW

Dalodesmidae (family) at Reidsdale, NSW - 9 Jan 2022
Dalodesmidae (family) at Reidsdale, NSW - 9 Jan 2022
Dalodesmidae (family) at Reidsdale, NSW - 9 Jan 2022
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Dalodesmidae (family) 9 Jan 2022 SimoneC
Dalodesmidae (family) 9 Jan 2022 SimoneC
Diplopoda (class) 9 Jan 2022 SimoneC
Unidentified 9 Jan 2022 trevorpreston

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Significant sighting

SimoneC noted:

9 Jan 2022

The first Dalodesmidae millipede recorded on CNM

User's notes

I assume this is some sort of larvae, or less likely some weird arthropod I've never heard of. Found on underside of log.

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SimoneC wrote:
   9 Jan 2022
Excellent find, this is millipede we haven’t had before, it will take me a little while to ID it better

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