Whoohoo! I've only had my new N.
americanus a day, and they're allready feelin' frisky - I went to toss them some greens and found not one, but two pairs in the throes of mating. They didn't even care about the lights on and the tank moving, they were quite engrossed. I watched them for a while, but I can't say millipede mating is the most exciting thing on earth. Looks like I better get ready for baby 'pedes fast. I'm so excited about my little colony of 30. If I'm sucessful, I'd love to start...
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Went out for a "field day" today. I have been having issues obtaining N.
americanus and decided to go out and at least taken inventory of local populations. I hit a state park in my area and was very impressed with the findings. Although the only adult specimens of the species I found in my fairly limited search were deceased, I found ample evidence of large pedes, including fresh fecal pellets, tell-tale chewed leaf litter, and TONS of juvenilles. I would not be embellishing to say that I...
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