Tachypodoiulus niger (lat.) - a species of nodules , common in Europe. T. niger is very similar to some other nodules, such as Cylindroiulus londinensis , from which it can be distinguished by the shape of telson [2] . It is found in England, Spain, France, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic [1] , especially often on chalk and limestone soils [2] .
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A shiny black cylindrical body, consisting of 41-56 segments [2] , about 100 pairs of white legs [3] . Length - 15–39 mm and up to 49 mm. Lives in forest litter , under the bark, in moss. It feeds on algae, detritus , [3] , sometimes the fruits of plants, such as raspberries [2] . Other millipedes feed on T. niger itself - the drupes Lithobius variegatus and drupes [3] , as well as hedgehogs [4] .
Most active in the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, although in the summer it often exhibits significant activity in the afternoon [5] . Like many other two-legged ones , the disturbed T. niger coils into a spiral with its legs inward, hiding its head in the center [2] , but can also run away in a lateral undulating course [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Tachypodoiulus niger (Leach 1814) . Fauna Europaea . Date of treatment June 10, 2012. Archived December 18, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Stuart M. Bennett. Tachypodoiulus niger (2000). Archived December 18, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 White-legged snake millipede - Tachypodoiulus niger . Natural England . Date of treatment June 28, 2007. Archived September 27, 2007.
- ↑ B. Lundrigan & J. Bidlingmeyer. Erinaceus europaeus : western European hedgehog . Animal Diversity Web . University of Michigan (2000). Archived December 18, 2012.
- ↑ Barundeb Banerjee. Diurnal and seasonal variations in the activity of the millipedes Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach), Tachopodoiulus niger (Leach) and Polydesmus angustus Latzel (English) // Oikos : journal. - 1967. - Vol. 18 , no. 1 . - P. 141-144 . - DOI : 10.2307 / 3564643 .
- ↑ Tachypodoiulus niger vs. Julus scandinavius (German) . diplopoda.de. (inaccessible link)
Links
- Global Myriapod Information System: Tachypodoiulus niger (Leach, 1815) . Zoologische Staatssammlung München, München, Germany. Retrieved March 25, 2014.