Ruby-legged black millipede

Doratogonus rugifrons
Millipedes (Spirostreptidae)

Ruby-legged black millipedeon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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A large shiny black millipede with a segmented body with a lot of red legs.

Not million or thousand but some hundreds of legs when adulthood is reached. 

⇔ l. 100-200 mm

Mainly found in South Africa with the local name Shongololo. This name is also used for all subspecies.

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Size

Shape

Colour

Leg

Back

Feeler

Striking

Size > 50mm

Shape Crawler

Colour

Leg Many

Back Smooth

Feeler None/tiny

Striking Slender body

> 50mm

Crawler

Many

Smooth

None/tiny

Slender body

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Ruby-legged black millipede

Shongololo

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

Doratogonus rugifrons [L.]

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