Salmon Cherry Millipede

semionellus placidus

The Salmon Cherry Millipede is a fascinating little creature with a colorful body! It loves to explore the forest floor and munch on decaying leaves.

生息地: Moist forest floors, often hiding under logs and leaves.

外見

The Salmon Cherry Millipede has a distinctive segmented body, often appearing in shades of bright salmon pink or reddish-orange, with darker cherry-red bands or highlights along its sides. Its smooth, cylindrical body helps it stand out from flatter, duller millipede species.

AnimaliaArthropodaDiplopodaPolydesmidaXystodesmidaeSemionellus
Salmon Cherry Millipede
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Salmon Cherry Millipede

カテゴリ

Invertebrate

レア度

Common

危険度

0/5 · 危険なし

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おもしろい事実

Baby Salmon Cherry Millipedes hatch with fewer legs and gain more with each shed skin!

Its bright salmon-cherry colors act as a warning: 'I might taste bad!' to hungry predators.

Millipedes are ancient; their ancestors roamed Earth over 400 million years ago!

Unlike insects, millipedes have two pairs of tiny legs on almost every body segment.

特殊能力

能力

Stink Spray

Salmon Cherry Millipedes can release a foul-smelling liquid to deter predators because of glands along their body segments that produce defensive compounds.

能力

Armored Coil

Salmon Cherry Millipedes have the ability to curl into a tight spiral, protecting their soft underside because of their hard exoskeleton and flexible segments.

能力

Burrow Builder

Salmon Cherry Millipedes can dig through loose soil and leaf litter because their many legs provide powerful pushing force, helping them find shelter and food.

サイズと詳細

Body Length
3.5 cm
体重
0.3 g
寿命
5 年
Number Of Legs
100
Number Of Segments
50
Speed Cm
0.5 cm/s

食性と食事

This millipede is a tidy eater, munching on decaying leaves and wood to recycle nutrients.

主な食物

  • decaying leaves
  • rotting wood
  • fungi
  • moist plant matter

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A food source for this common woodland bird.

eaten by

Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus

Preyed upon by shrews foraging in leaf litter.

depends on

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Feeds on decaying leaves and wood from these trees.

特徴

別名

Cherry MillipedeRainbow MillipedeSalmon Millipede

コレクション

安全性

危険度

0/5 · 危険なし

まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。

よくある質問

Salmon Cherry Millipedeのbody Lengthは何ですか?

3.5 cm

Salmon Cherry Millipedeの体重は何ですか?

0.3 g

Salmon Cherry Millipedeの寿命は何ですか?

5 年

Salmon Cherry Millipedeは何を食べますか?

This millipede is a tidy eater, munching on decaying leaves and wood to recycle nutrients.

Salmon Cherry Millipedeは通常どこに生息していますか?

Moist forest floors, often hiding under logs and leaves.

Salmon Cherry Millipedeはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Salmon Cherry Millipedeのnumber Of Legsは何ですか?

100

Salmon Cherry Millipedeのnumber Of Segmentsは何ですか?

50

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