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Striped Millipede
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Taken at Aberlady on 24th May 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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| Striped Millipede. |
| Species: Order: Family: Local names: |
Ommatoiulus sabulosus. Julida. Julidae |
| Habitat: Food: Description: Feature: |
Meadows,
fields, and roadside edges as well as sandy soils and the leaf litter of forests of pine, oak, and
beech trees. Dead and decaying leaf litter. Plump cylindrical brown millipede with a pair of ginger stripes along its back. One of the largest millipede in the British Isles. |