Oxidus Gracilis

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited March 16, 2015 in Holy Macro
I baulked for a second when I first saw this, then realised that it wasn't a centipede - insects I do not particularly like!

As luck would have it, it turned out to be Oxidus Gracilis, one of the flat-backed millipedes. Even though it's surfaced is slightly domed... ;)

It's a tropical millipede variety, now firmly established in greenhouses all over the country. Up to 23mm long, and 2.5mm wide, they have chestnut to black backs, with yellow keels or wings (the side bits!) Still hard to capture as all those legs mean they tend to move pretty much all the time.


Venus lens, diffused Yongnuo M14EX ring flash.


Exif:
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK
Camera: Canon EOS 70D
Exposure: Manual exposure, 1/200 sec, ISO 100
Flash: On, Fired

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And then the escape route back to the darkness...

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Crop from the last one:

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Paul.


Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





Comments

  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2015
    Lovely shots Paul - interesting find !
    Brian v.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2015
    I fear this will get into my ear!
    Lovely set!
  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2015
    Nice work. I have millipedes of this general type in my garden but have yet to shoot good images.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Lovely shots Paul - interesting find !
    Brian v.

    Cheers Brian. Hope more insects appear at the weekend when I have a couple of days off...
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    I fear this will get into my ear!
    Lovely set!

    I always thought earwigs would do that as a kid!
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Nice work. I have millipedes of this general type in my garden but have yet to shoot good images.

    Harold


    Thanks Harold. Not as common in my garden as it appears the reference books might suggest, so happy enough to spot on.

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





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