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12-27-2006, 08:56 AM
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when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
i find it kinda interestingn that when U.mordax forest scorpions dissapear for the winter the Xystocheir sp. millipedes come out to the surface in the same habitat around here and glow just like the scorps.
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12-27-2006, 12:30 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
Great title and a great picture. How ghostly looking it is!
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12-27-2006, 11:42 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
Sweeeeeeeettttt!!!!!!
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12-28-2006, 09:52 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
Wow thanks for sharing Troll. I had no idea millies glowed liked that. Very very neat picture!
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12-28-2006, 10:24 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
well Xystocheir do i dont know if there are any others
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12-28-2006, 11:14 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
I wonder if the luminesence is a result of diet? Do they prey on the same or similar food sources?
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12-31-2006, 05:50 AM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
Very interesting Mike! I wonder if the scorps are millipede specialists and the milli's glow like the scorps to try and fool the scorps into thinking they are just another scorp,if that makes sense
 
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11-17-2007, 07:03 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
well its that time of the year again. i was kinda expecting this to take place after our indian summer ended and temps returned to a cooler more seasonal normal but it seems that it doesnt effect the cycle as much as i thought, i only came across 1 scorpion last night amongst the 1000s of millies seen during 2 miles of road walking last night.
   
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11-17-2007, 07:05 PM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
and heres what they look like in normal light
 
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11-18-2007, 02:36 AM
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Re: when the scorpions are away the millipedes will play
Hey Mike: As I recall you are in the SF Bay area of Calif., so these would indeed by Xystocheir spp. Are you shining a black light on them as one would do to detect scorpions at night, or are they just lighting up on their own without external stimulation? Not to delve into semantics, but if this is a response to black light (UV Rays), then it is more properly termed "fluorescence." True bioluminescence occurs without external stimulation, the animals light up on their own, as with fireflies and the millipedes in the genus Motyxia in Tulare, Kern, & Los Angeles cos., Calif., which are at present the worlds only truly bioluminescent millipedes. Thanks. Rowland Shelley, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.
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