Well maybe not all wood splitters but this one was happy to find these and get a nice shot of the two peacefully, I think, coexisting under the bark of some of my firewood that I was prepping for the nearing heating season. Quite often the bark falls off the wood after it has dried for a while or pops off under the stress of being split.
Beetle larva (poss. Canada Fire-colored Beetle-Dendroides canadensis ) and Millipede (poss. Ophyiulus pilosus found under deadwood bark. I’ve been finding beetle larvae under my firewood bark for years but this is the first time for this species and I hope to see the colorful adult one of these days.
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Uh… no. I can’t bring myself to click any ‘like’ button for these. Spiders, snakes, alligators, and assorted bugs/beetles/flies are just fine, but these creep me out: especially the millipedes.
That said, your photo shows one feature that I learned helps to distinguish centipedes from millipedes. Millipedes have two pair of legs per body segment, and they show up nicely in your photo.
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Well, I do have unusual tastes in some of what nature has to offer. It’s hard to imagine eating these things but in some cultures they are delicacies. And I am sure my garter snake thinks they are delish. I guess it’s a good thing that they hang out under the bark.
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Australia has enormous centipedes of course, and millipedes that have been in sufficient numbers to derail trains.
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I’m glad I didn’t read this last night before going to bed. The dreams…
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Well, maybe I should try dreaming of them because I can’t sleep beyond three or fours hours anyway. Big scary creatures would be a nice change.
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I think, based on things that I have read, that when it comes to venomous or just plain nasty insects and snakes Australia is beyond world class.
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Actually, those millipedes I mentioned, are Portuguese in origin. As for the rest, I can’t disagree.
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Two for the price of one. How auspicious.
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I have a shot somewhere with two different slug species heading for a high speed collision .
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I’m kinda with Linda on this one. Millipedes I don’t mind, they always just seem so intent on their business, I bend over and can hear them saying “Left, Right, Left, Right…” to keep all those feet in synch. But that squishy grubby one, er, can’t help it, brings on the yuck response.
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I’m getting to the point where I have to think about which foot goes where and when. I have to admit the first time I saw a similar grub I was a bit grossed out but I’ve developed an appreciation of them. Now if I could just find an adult.
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Nice! A couple of friends hanging out at the wood pile. I love the look of that beetle larvae, not something I’ve seen.
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Not many folks enjoy seeing a beetle grub. You and I are two, I guess. Thanks!
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‘Ick’ is right … ICK!
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🙂
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