Millipedes - South Africa [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Far2Close

27th of October 2007 (Sat), 22:31

I like the red one, at least he's easier to spot and run!, anything with that many legs usually sends me running in the opposite direction :), are they dangerous/pose a threat to humans?

What a coincidence I just found this guy not to long ago. Almost same familia.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/1782543132_c36150267a_o.jpg

Photogirl2007

27th of October 2007 (Sat), 22:52

Thanks for the comment Far2close. The heads carry poison, but the birds shake them off before eating them. A very interesting looking centipede you have there. Looks dangerous too!!

alliec

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 00:03

Lovley shots Joan and a great find. They really do give me the creaps. I think its something to do with the amount of legs.

Alistair.

LordV

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 00:29

Wonderful shots PG- love these large millipedes.
Brian V.

Photogirl2007

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 01:09

Thank you for the nice comments Alistair and Brian. They are kind of creepy!!

macro junkie

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 04:00

the freakes are back in town...only at night..when the freakes come out. :lol: them things freake me out..its got like 1000,000000 legs :lol:

loving that red one..great colour..thansk for posting these weird bugs u got in your contry..go find us the biggest spider u can find..lol..one thats bigger than u...:lol:

macro junkie

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 04:01

this is a cool pic.Do they move fast?

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/AshleyL_021/100_3214AB.jpg

skylab

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 04:08

Great shots Joan. Lovely colors.

Photogirl2007

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 04:25

Photogirl2007

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 04:26

Thanks for the nice comment Brian.

LindaB

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 16:48

Fascinating set of pics Joan - #2 is a great shot.

Linda

Photogirl2007

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 17:30

Thanks for you kind words Linda.

sw2001

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 17:35

Nice pics Joan, like #2 the most. How big are they?

GaryT

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 18:29

Nice series Joan. Really like the red one!

Photogirl2007

28th of October 2007 (Sun), 22:54

Werner: Thanks for the nice comment Werner. They are about 4-5 inches on average.

Gary: Thanks for the nice comment Gary. The red ones are stunning aren't they!!

dpastern

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 06:38

Nice series Joan :) Like #2 the best. At 4-5 inches, they're larger than any Millipedes that I've ever seen!!!

Dave

Photogirl2007

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 10:55

Thanks for the nice comment Dave, the full grown ones are rather large but then they are harmless. Our native people say that when you see them come out it is going to rain, and most of the time it does.

gymell

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 11:05

Yuck! I knew I'd regret clicking on this thread! ;)

Photogirl2007

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 12:58

Sorry Liz. LOL!! But remember, the birds love eating these.

gymell

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 13:38

Sorry Liz. LOL!! But remember, the birds love eating these.

Heh, that's what I get for daring to enter the macro forum. All those legs gross me out!

Photogirl2007

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 16:10

They are harmless Liz!! Poor you, I am glad I am not scared of anything. I love the picture of the Bald Eagle in your avatar.

gymell

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 17:45

They are harmless Liz!! Poor you, I am glad I am not scared of anything. I love the picture of the Bald Eagle in your avatar.

I guess I have a phobia - go figure, I'm not afraid of snakes, mice, dogs, etc. But certain bugs, yeah! BTW, the bald eagle was taken at the Minnesota Zoo. In a couple of weeks I'm going to Alaska to see 4,000 of them. No millipedes there! ;)

Photogirl2007

29th of October 2007 (Mon), 18:54

There is no acounting for phobia's. My mother was not scared of anything either....except for a worm!! I envy you your trip to see the Bald Eagles. I hope you are going to post some nice pics for us on them. Have a great trip.

bandit 1

30th of October 2007 (Tue), 02:41

:)Hiya Joan,

Great shots/captures, looks like the pair in #1 are in the throes of mating, what lovely colours they are & I love how you captured the winding/unwinding action in #3.

Cheers for now
Mark

Photogirl2007

30th of October 2007 (Tue), 15:12

Thanks for your lovely comment Mark. I also thought that they were trying to mate but they seemed to be kissing instead. I have actually not seen such behaviour before and have been trying to find out what they were doing. Also this seems to be two different species.

Photogirl2007

30th of October 2007 (Tue), 22:09

Here is an interesting link for anyone interested in millipedes, unfortunately it is in German, but it does give nice pictures and the names
http://www.diplopoda.de/html/artentrop.php