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Cambalidea

vids — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:48:55 +0000

Location: Choa Chu Kang – August 2021

Thanks, Marcus Ng Singapore (SG) Insect ID and Records for the ID

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Millipede – Opisthodolichopus scandens

vids — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:53:01 +0000

Millipedes (phylum Arthropoda, subphylum Myriapoda, class Diplopoda) are easily recognised by their long segmented body with two pairs of legs on most segments, except for the first few and last segments. The name means “a thousand legs”, but while there are species in the world with more than 700 legs, the ones seen in Singapore seldom have more than 100…. Tidechaser

Spotted at Thomson Nature Park

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Millipede

vids — Sun, 29 Nov 2020 14:05:46 +0000

Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name being derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a result of two single segments fused together. Wikipedia

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Black and yellow millipede

vids — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 06:30:20 +0000

Anoplodesmus saussurii is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. It was once thought endemic to Sri Lanka, but it was later found in Fiji and Mauritius. Wikipedia

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