Sign of abundance: Shocking pink millipede spotted in Thai forest

[snoop1130]

 

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) shared some good news on the discovery of a shocking pink millipede at the Hup Pa Tat limestone in the Pathun Mountain Non-hunting Area in the central province of Uthai Thani. The appearance of the arthropod is an indicator showing the area is abundant with them.

 

The DNP posted a video of the shocking pink millipede on its official Facebook page on November 12. The video features a vivid pink arthropod, looking like a centipede, walking on the ground with its wave of legs.

 

The millipede is rare and can only be found in Thailand. ThaiRath reported that the millipede only appears once a year at the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the cold season. They then die according to their lifecycle and return the following year.

 

The shocking pink millipede is also known as desmoxytes purpurosea and dragon millipede. It was first found in the Hup Pa Tat limestone in the Pathun Mountain Non-hunting Area in 2007 by a professor from Chulalongkorn University, Somsak Panha.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo by ประชาสัมพันธ์ กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช via Spring News

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-14

 

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[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

They then die according to their lifecycle and return the following year.

Reincarnated?

[digger70]

8 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Reincarnated?

Happy Easter.