polydesmida

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.

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.

Polydesmida are better known as 'flat-backed millipedes' infamous for secreting cyanide as a defense, often advertising such defenses with bright colors and in one genus, bioluminescence. both these species frequent the bay area in california and can be easily spotted via UV light.