OK, I think this is another case for the bug guy. I found this critter crawling in our finished compost pile when I was stacking it back up (It tends to melt into the dirt over time since we don't use anything to contain it) I assume the bug is larval - maybe a centipede? Millipede? My friend David tells me of a black soldier fly larva. Could this be one of those?
Behaviorally it really hates being out in the light and appears to travel in the open worm holes that exist in the pile. It is almost as mobile backwards as forwards and probes for holes with its back end. I wish I had a video of it because it is quick and efficient in its search for an exit.
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I'm fairly sure it is a centipede as it looks to have one pair of legs per body segment. Millipedes alternatively have two pair, and insect larva have no more than six true legs.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew, You are probably right. It just didn't look like other centipedes I've seen around here. It's so small and doesn't look completely formed in comparison.
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ReplyDeleteNP, Thanks for reading our blog. The fact that you are doing something different than the status quo is awesome especially when the status quo is so destructive.
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