Ommatoiulus moreleti

Portuguese Millipede at Lyneham, ACT

Ommatoiulus moreleti at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Jul 2022
Ommatoiulus moreleti at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Jul 2022
Ommatoiulus moreleti at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Jul 2022
Ommatoiulus moreleti at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Jul 2022
Ommatoiulus moreleti at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Jul 2022
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Ommatoiulus moreleti 26 Jul 2022 SimoneC
Ommatoiulus moreleti 21 Jul 2022 trevorpreston
Unidentified 6 Jul 2022 trevorpreston

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Millipedes 20-25mm

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trevorpreston wrote:
   6 Jul 2022
SimoneC I'm practicing my millipede photography. Not easy to get good head shots, they are not the most obliging of creatures, although the front segments are easy.
I think they deserve a bit more notice, they are everywhere but often underreported, 'just a millipede'.
SimoneC wrote:
   6 Jul 2022
Hi Trevor, the tail end can also be useful, in this case the projection on the tail shows it’s a Portuguese millipede -they give millipedes a bad name. As you’re finding some millipedes are are really attractive and interesting

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