bristle millipede, why not

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In der kalten Jahreszeit widme ich immer gerne dem Bodenleben. So sind die feinen Strukturen eines zusammengerollten Doppelfüßers immer wieder schön anzusehen.

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Bristle millipedes (Polyxenidae) tootling around feeding on crustose lichen. For scale, those are honey locust (_Gleditsia triacanthos_) leaves.

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#NewSpecies!
New millipede from #china just tiptoed in:

Epanerchodus shibadongensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F201262A-327F-53D8-9963-015BF971F6CF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.161070
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The rain has been a boon for the bristle millipedes (Polyxenidae) on the stone slabs of the walkway walls.

(Bonus oribatid mite.)

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#NewSpecies!
New millipede from #colombia just tiptoed in:

Chonodesmus simplex

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13600019-FFF4-FFAD-FF3D-FA3CFF61FE5B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.2.5
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Der Sommer-Bandfüßer (Polydesmus denticulatus) fressen Pilze, morsches Holz und Bodenstreu. Sie sehen aus als ob sie eine Ritterrüstung tragen würden.

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it's cool and cloudy enough that a few bristle millipedes are out during the day

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Indulged in a late night photoshoot with the bristle millipedes (Polyxenida, probably genus _Polyxenus_) that come out to browse on the stone walls around the garden. Saw the absolute tiniest bristlepede ever!

For far better close-up pictures, see e.g. BugGuide: https://bugguide.net/node/view/19106/bgimage

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