Sunday, May 29, 2016

Pill Millipede


I met a new friend when hiking at Penang Hill. It was thought to be a kind of ball shape of seed initially, but this is its reaction to danger actually.

It is named pill millipede, a not-quite-sweet name. Nobody likes pill.

We were friend finally, because no matter how much I poked or scratched its back, it just kept crawling.

I laid a piece of leaf, wanting it to climb at a small angle aiming to shoot its front view, it always avoided.


Until I had lost my patience, it managed to prove that I did not have the quality of a good photographer.

Only a good friend tells the truth.

18 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello, always nice to meet new friends. Cool shots of the Millipede. Wishing you a happy weekend!

TexWisGirl said...

we have similar pill bugs here. they are fondly called 'rollie pollies'. :)

Emma Springfield said...

I was going to tell you that we call them roly-poly's but someone beat me to it. My children and grandchildren enjoy them.

matti niilola said...

Hi. Awesome bug. Stunning picture.

carol l mckenna said...

Sweet post ~ sweet little bug and neat photos ~

Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^

Powell River Books said...

Critters like things their own way for sure. - Margy

betchai said...

wow, i think it's my first time to see this kind of critter

Marit said...

Very beautiful bug and photo!

Have a nice Sunday :)

Rick (Ratty) said...

I like that you notice small things like this bug. I go too fast and never see these things myself.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Rainfield, thank you for linking up and sharing your post! Happy Sunday, enjoy your new week ahead!

Debbie said...

it is a great capture of the tiny bug!!!

Secondary Roads said...

Even friends can be uncooperative.

Diane AZ said...

Amazing how it can roll into a ball, great pictures!

Minoru Saito said...

Hi! Very interesting photos! It's nice you could see a front face of this insect. Thanks for sharing.

Existe Sempre Um Lugar said...

Boa tarde, a captação é excelente, conseguiu duas belas macros do que cama de Centopeia, a qualidade é perfeita.
Boa semana,
AG

Icy BC said...

Isn't it nice to have a new friend? You did great coaxing him to crawl on the leaf.

Malar said...

I never seen this type of millipede! Anyway good that you make friend to a new friend! ;)

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Back in the last century, my children made friends with similar bugs quite regularly. (In Oregon we called them rolly-polys.) My little ones loved to find them in the garden and make them curl up and uncurl. I have found more than one in pockets when I did the laundry. That is why I am a woman who is not squeamish about bugs and snakes and worms and such things -- I have seen them all and found most of them in my sons' pockets !!