Really excited to share this leggy friend with you! I did not know that there were millipedes of this size in Missouri, and it was such a treat to find out. This curious individual was crossing a sidewalk, I made the choice to move them along a safer route and got a few photos in the process.
You definitely do! Narceus americanus is found pretty much all over the eastern half of the country and up into Canada. They're usually called American giants or pinkfoots. I think there's currently some debate about whether it's just one species or several in that range.
My sis and I found an American Giant Millipede today. For context we live in New England around a highly wooded area.
His name is Cranberry :)
I bought him some substrate and mixed it with rotting wood and dead leaves in a plastic container, and I ordered a 15 gal glass tank that will be here Friday so I can add a heat pad.
Anyone have tips on how to care for this guy? (I am also actively doing my own research)
Golden Ragwort, Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, an arrowhead, American Giant Millipede, Hillside Blueberry, Early Azalea, Dogtooth Violet, Wild Geranium, & Rue Anemone
@rogueinkglitch submitted: A plethora of friends from Ohio! A lovely mantis who has made its home in the flower garden and is getting bigger by the day, one of the many cicadas who I have been rescuing from the pavement on my college campus, a caterpillar, an absolute stunning centipede, two of the many millipede found in a crevice in a rock face while hiking, a beetle of some kind, another beetle, and a very pretty moth who did a little wiggle dance then went to sleep on my arm for a while before I coaxed her back onto a leaf so I could go inside. Exact ids on any of these babies would be appreciated, all are from Ohio!
Side note you are one of my favorite blogs, most of my friends are not insect fans so I love sharing my finds here where I know a lot of people will enjoy them!
Thank you! I am very glad to receive and coo over any and all bug photos, so you've come to the right place.
In order: Chinese mantis, dog-day cicada, white-marked tussock moth caterpillar, NOT a centipede but rather a black and gold flat millipede, American giant millipede, would need a clearer photo but looks weevil-y?, not a beetle but a leaf-footed bug, and finally idk offhand. Brown mystery moth.