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Coiled millipede

Choctella cumminsi Chamberlin

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Round millipede with distinctive "knobs" on each segment. Sprayed me with some kind of orange goo when I picked it up!
Endemic to the Cumberland Plateau. Choctella cumminsi is found in central Tennessee only. A strange family, its phylogenetic affinities are not certain. Info & ID provided by bugguide.net

Habitat:

Woods.

Reference Links:

Millipede - Choctella cumminsi - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (6)
KarenL
Identified by bugguide.net - apparently this little guy is quite rare!
KarenL
Thanks Guys! An extra incentive for me to get out with my camera! :)
Carol Snow Milne
900 WOW! 1,000 in no time now that spring is almost here. Congrats Karen! I can't wait until I get 500. A little less than 100 to go.
KarenL
Just realized this is my 900th spotting!

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PublishedMarch 6, 2012

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