Wave Walker
Desert millipedes are non-venomous arthropods that grow over five inches long and can be found colored in banded gold, reddish orange or nearly solid black. They have two pairs of legs for each body segment that create a wavelike motion when they walk. To avoiding dangerously high temperatures, they become active as daylight dwindles and remain out and about well into the night. Using their antennas, they can find their way in the darkness as they search for the food they scavenge. When threatened they curl into a tight spiral and can release a smelly fluid from openings along their sides that makes them an unfit meal for any predator.
Nature Photography at Ripples of Time
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