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Invertebrate Health – Mites in Scorpion, Millipede and Tarantula Terrariums

findiviglio — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:16:25 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m often contacted by Arachnid and millipede owners who are concerned about the tiny white “specks” that they notice crawling about their terrariums and on their pets. In almost all cases, the little beasts turn out to be relatively harmless Mites. Mites are actually Arachnids, related to spiders and scorpions, and More >

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Invertebrate Health – Mites in Scorpion, Millipede and Tarantula Terrariums

Millipede Diets – Feeding the Giant African Millipede and its Relatives – Part 2

findiviglio — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:05:43 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. In Part I of this article we looked at the importance of calcium, leaf litter and decaying wood in the diet of the African giant millipede (Achispirospreptus gigas) and its relatives. Research Needed Few field studies have been made of millipedes in the wild, and we therefore know little about their More >

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Millipede Diets – Feeding the Giant African Millipede and its Relatives – Part 2

A Millipede Emergency – the Dark Side of a Peaceful Terrarium Invertebrate – Part 2

findiviglio — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:40:26 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Please see Part I of this article for my “close call” with some cyanide-producing millipedes. Millipede Generated Cyanide and Poison Frogs It seems that millipedes of many types (there are over 10,000 species described to date) mix hydrogen cyanide, quinones, phenols and aldehydes with enzymes to create toxic defensive sprays More >

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A Millipede Emergency – the Dark Side of a Peaceful Terrarium Invertebrate – Part 2

Millipede Diets – Feeding the Giant African Millipede and its Relatives – Part 1

findiviglio — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:52:04 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Among the world’s 10,000 or so millipede species we find a number of common as well as extremely specialized creatures, many of which make interesting terrarium subjects. The commonly available giant African millipede (Achispirospreptus gigas) is, at nearly 11 inches long, a very impressive beast that may reach 10 years of More >

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Millipede Diets – Feeding the Giant African Millipede and its Relatives – Part 1

A Millipede Emergency: the Dark Side of a Peaceful Terrarium Invertebrate – Part 1

findiviglio — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:09:36 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Having been chased by a Kodiak bear, confronted by an escaped king cobra and otherwise molested by scores of formidable animals, I felt relatively secure in accepting responsibility for a group of arboreal South American millipedes entrusted to me by colleague about to travel abroad. A primatologist, she had observed capuchin More >

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A Millipede Emergency: the Dark Side of a Peaceful Terrarium Invertebrate – Part 1