Cyanide Millipedes

[8 leg wonder]

Collected these from my yard today, was wondering if anyone has a scientific name or info on them.

 

[8 leg wonder]

Fun fact: If you shake them, or otherwise make them mad, they smell like Marichino Cherries

 

[J Morningstar]

They are beautiful Polydesmids but as far as which one you've got me.

 

[Steven]

those are very nice :}

wish i could find those in my garden!

 

[smalltime]

Probably Harpaphe haydeniana haydeniana, Look here

We've heard this question before gongyles....

There's a very similar looking pede in Brasil: Eucampesmella sp.

 

[Steven]

We've heard this question before gongyles....

yeah i know
couldn't find the topic anymore

 

[Hoosier]

You are VERY fortunate to have millis in your garden! That's kind of a surprise to me

 

[8 leg wonder]

not quite in the garden. but still on our property

 

[8 leg wonder]

I seem to have some problems keeping them alive, I collected about 10-15 of them and now I'm left with 2. I have notice 1 or 2 pedeling and I have'nt seen any eggs yet. I keep them in an enclosure with rotting leaf litter and I feed them romain lettuce and comercial dry reptile food. Does any one have any clues to thier mysterious death

 

[J Morningstar]

Polydesmids are (for reasons entierly unknown to me) almost impossible to keep alive. I have only had one singular species live for me ever for extended periods of time. In fact two years later and still okay. But that is one species out of 5 I have tried . Still no young.