Flat Backed Millipede with Babies
When I pulled some old beetroots I found lots of these flat-backed millipedes (Polydesmus angustus) with young ones.
Once I got home and looked at the photo I could also see their eggs/egg cases.
The female lays the eggs in wet soil (no wonder there were so many!) and the young hatch within 2-3 weeks.
They're vegetarian, generally feeding on dead leaves and rotting organic matter so we're happy for them to live on our plot (although they can apparently enjoy soft fruit)!
The female lays the eggs in wet soil (no wonder there were so many!) and the young hatch within 2-3 weeks.
They're vegetarian, generally feeding on dead leaves and rotting organic matter so we're happy for them to live on our plot (although they can apparently enjoy soft fruit)!
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