Millipedes and Centipedes

Smells Like Almonds

April 23rd, 2010  |  By  |  Published in Circus of the Spineless, Millipedes and Centipedes

I’m always on the lookout for the small and interesting while walking in the forests of Vancouver Island. While at Seal Bay Regional Park near Comox, British Columbia this week I came across a large yellow-spotted black millipede crossing the trail. I’ve seen these Cyanide-producing Millipedes (Harpaphe haydeniana) countless times in the forest and have [...]

Marvelous Millipedes

October 29th, 2009  |  By  |  Published in Blogging Events, Circus of the Spineless, Invertebrates, Millipedes and Centipedes

I love turning over pieces of wood, bark, leaves, boards and rocks and discovering things lurking underneath. I found this millipede under an old rotting board at my mother-in-law’s house up at Miracle Beach. I’m unsure what species it is but have fairly confidently narrowed down the Order to Julida and Family to Julidae. Being [...]

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