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Spiropoeus fischeri "formerly Mardonius parilis acuticonus or MPAs"
4"-7" individuals
$200 a piece, $350 a pair and $500 a trio "1 male and 2 females" plus shipping.
like nearly all xystodesmidae, these require softwood in the flake stage of rot to be happy. they will graze on fungi or lichens, but their main food is rotting pine/redwood/spruce/fir wood.
i should have hundreds of babies in a few months.
male millipedes generally have a modified third pair of legs that function as sexual organs, which is why they appear to be 'making out' whilst courting.
A difficult genus to breed, due to unusual requirements that need to be met for success. Associated with eriogonum and artemesia. medium-sized. Atopetholidae could be referred to as 'desert millipedes' for this reason. other genera in this family include hiltonius and comanchelus.
Unlike most members of this genus, species brachymacris has ornate markings and isnt a ghostly pale white. This member of the genus is restricted to the sierras in california and nevada.
like the rest of its genus, this species secretes cyanide as a defense.
Translated, the species epithet means 'narrow-headed' this genus, like many of the julida, seldom consumes rotting wood or leaves, but rather prefer lichens, mushrooms, tender shoots and leaves, and fallen fruit (blackberries, chokecherries, etc).
Hey all, summer is ending and I haven't had to put much thought into heating my enclosures, as room temp has been just fine for my avic. metallica, millipedes, vinegaroon, and madagascar hissing roaches. Colder weather is right around the corner and I am anticipating that my home will be a lot...