Comments on: Unknown Social Millipedes from Panama http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/28/unknown-social-millipedes-from-panama/ Are we experts yet? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sflyte120 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/28/unknown-social-millipedes-from-panama/comment-page-1/#comment-16524 sflyte120 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:17:48 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15150#comment-16524 I saw these same millipedes in Nicaragua! http://picasaweb.google.com/joannarifkin/Nicaragua#5301312238782161010 Thanks so much for giving me a better idea what they are! I saw these same millipedes in Nicaragua! http://picasaweb.google.com/joannarifkin/Nicaragua#5301312238782161010
Thanks so much for giving me a better idea what they are!

]]> By: furryscaly http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/28/unknown-social-millipedes-from-panama/comment-page-1/#comment-4052 furryscaly Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:36:04 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15150#comment-4052 I can 100% guarantee this is a platydesmid millipede and not an isopod. Isopods have a limited number of legs and do not come in this body style, among other separating features. This millipede displays a perfectly normal and expected appearance for one in the Platydesmida order. A simple internet search of the order will confirm that. The gathering on trees appears to be normal for many platydesmid millipedes, as it's seen in the US as well: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/437295957/ I can 100% guarantee this is a platydesmid millipede and not an isopod. Isopods have a limited number of legs and do not come in this body style, among other separating features. This millipede displays a perfectly normal and expected appearance for one in the Platydesmida order. A simple internet search of the order will confirm that.

The gathering on trees appears to be normal for many platydesmid millipedes, as it’s seen in the US as well:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericinsf/437295957/

]]> By: Daniel.74 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/28/unknown-social-millipedes-from-panama/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Daniel.74 Thu, 14 May 2009 10:21:18 +0000 http://www.whatsthatbug.com/?p=15150#comment-3717 hi Folk! I am not sure about the classification of this one as a millipede... facts: 1) it likes wet areas 2) it like to be on a rotten wood 3) it is seen in groups 4) it is seen with young ones 5) there is no typical head with eyes of millipedes to see (second picture is helpful) I would say we have here a species from the family of woodlouse. what I am pretty sure we have here a species of the Isopoda order I never seen isopoda of this size before but the anatomy is of this order. isopodas are on all continets but anarctica. hi Folk!
I am not sure about the classification of this one as a millipede…

facts:
1) it likes wet areas
2) it like to be on a rotten wood
3) it is seen in groups
4) it is seen with young ones
5) there is no typical head with eyes of millipedes to see (second picture is helpful)

I would say we have here a species from the family of woodlouse.

what I am pretty sure we have here a species of the Isopoda order

I never seen isopoda of this size before but the anatomy is of this order.

isopodas are on all continets but anarctica.

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