A year or two ago i had some millipedes (flats, er Polydesmida?) that fluoresced as brightly as scorpions. In fact, when i collected them i initially thought i had a scorpion on the ground till i got close enough to see the shape and not just the light. It was pretty spectacular when there was a couple hundred green glowing millis in my immediate area



I also know there are bioluminescent species.


The interesting thing is that both the mills i found and the ones i read about can be found in California, USA.


So my question to all yous is this.... Does YOUR millipede fluoresce (or bioluminate)?

Post species (with pics, if possible) that do seem to have some luminary talent, please

Skippy just asked me about this as he sent me a few BEAUTIES from his neck of the woods in Cali. THANK YOU AGAINANDAGAIN Skippy!

So I went out and bought a black light bulb today, and I'm hoping that I may get to see one of the little cuties come up from the substrate and allow me to check out this phenomenon! If I do catch it, I will try to get pics of it to post! :)

the common fluories were flat millipedes.  i don't think any of the large spirobolidae fluoresce, but i hope am wrong