North American Millipede

Narceus americanus

@Jeremys Run Trail

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia, USA

 

SNP was bone dry when we hiked the park this last weekend. These 4 inch millipedes were all over the trail, this one was in this defensive spiral position.

 

Millipedes, despite their name, do not have 1000 legs. They have 2 pairs of legs per segment, so this one has just a few hundred.

Done