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White-legged Snake Millipede
Tachypodoiulus niger
46.2549, 6.06935
Field Notes
Description:
Also known as Black millipede, this is blackish millipede, with cylindrical body, and white-creamish legs; about 7 to 8 cm long. The head is brown, and antenna the same color as legs: white-cream.
Habitat:
Found on forest floor, under the bark of a rotting tree trunk; found in wooded area (mainly broadleaved trees) of a local park, in a rather rural or semi-urban setting. The town and the park are close to slopes of Jura and coasts of lake Leman (Geneva).
Reference Links:
Tachypodoiulus niger - Wikipedia
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PublishedJune 16, 2018
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