New shocking pink dragon millipede

[Greg Pelka]

The shocking pink dragon millipede, Desmoxytes purpurosea, a colourful new species from Thailand (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae). Discovered this year by:
HENRIK ENGHOFF (Denmark), CHIRASAK SUTCHARIT (Thailand) & SOMSAK PANHA (Thailand).

Photos:
http://www.siamensis.org/images/webboard_images/InsectsPics_post_08311.jpg

Full article:
http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01563p036.pdf

For me very, very interresting specie
Anybody can get it?

Greg

 

[Selenops]

OMG, it looks like something from the sea. Look at the long legs and antenna.

I bet if one is available it's coming with a hefty price.

 

[spydrhunter1]

I want one...I need one!

 

[beetleman]

:drool: wow! that is 1 cool pede,i would'nt mind having those also.

 

[Nivek]

Holy. Freakin'. Crap. :drool:

 

[fantasticp]

For me very, very interresting specie
Anybody can get it?

Greg

Might have to start looking. Very cool. Like a cross between a house centipede, a lion fish, and a milli.

 

[cacoseraph]

wowsers

it's almost enough to turn a boy on to leafeaters

 

[P. Novak]

Wow, those sure are something! :drool:

 

[Kevin_Davies]

Very nice Millipede, shame its a Polydesmid though, they're usually very difficult to keep alive and breed arent they?

 

[mr.wilderness]

Hot! (and hot pink too, apparently Nice find

 

[josh_cloud]

killer pede! i love it! gotta have one!

 

[Randolph XX()]

i wonder if they are mimicking centipedes in a sense

 

[JonathanF]

Notice they're only 3cm (1.2") in length

 

[Kevin_Davies]

These are now available within Europe apparantly, I didnt see a price mentioned though.

edit: they're 34€ each...

 

[spartybassoon]

Wow!! That is one good looking bug - I agree with cacoseraph. I might just need to get one (if ever available )

 

[Greg Pelka]

Agree, they're available in trade... Hope it won't disturb the natural population... They're in some European on-line shops for 35euro.

Greg

 

[Black Widow88]

I want one...I need one!

WYS. I want one and I want it now! It's beautiful! Thank you thank you thank you thank you...... *Goes to write about this one in her blog*

Black Widow88

 

[McPede]

http://www.insektenkoenig.de/shop/i...rosea___Shocking_Pink_Dragon_Millipede629.htm

 

[Black Widow88]

http://www.insektenkoenig.de/shop/i...rosea___Shocking_Pink_Dragon_Millipede629.htm

Thanks alot for that but I don't know German. But I'll get one for sure someday.

Black Widow88

 

[McPede]

Thanks alot for that but I don't know German. But I'll get one for sure someday.

Black Widow88

This might help: http://translation.langenberg.com/