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Coiled up ribbed casts of some insect

jkforde · 2010-09-14 16:19:09

Howdy, I've seen these small (1-2mm in width, 1cm long) dark-coloured, some what coiled, ribbed casts (larval?) of some insect lying around - anyone know what they might have belonged to? (no camera suitable to photograph them) edit: ha, just found one with all the legs & head intact... and after some googling...it's a…

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14-09-2010 5:19pm

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jkforde

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Howdy, I've seen these small (1-2mm in width, 1cm long) dark-coloured, some what coiled, ribbed casts (larval?) of some insect lying around - anyone know what they might have belonged to? (no camera suitable to photograph them)

edit: ha, just found one with all the legs & head intact... and after some googling...it's a millipede of the order Spirobolida. (can delete post if you like mods)

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