Sunday, June 17, 2012

Giant African Millipede

The Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas) is the largest species of millipede. They live in African rain forests, where they roam the forest floor searching out decaying vegetation to consume. Millipedes are none venomous, unlike centipedes which are carnivorous and will attack without provocation. There are over 10,000 species of millipedes in the world.
When threatened, the Giant Millipede will curl up into a spiral for self defense.



Zoos where they can be seen are:

Pacific region
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium  Tacoma, Washington
Oregon Zoo Portland, Oregon
Wildlife Safari Winston, Oregon
San Francisco Zoo  San Francisco, California
Oakland Zoo  Oakland, California
Santa Ana Zoo  Santa Ana, California
Charles Paddock Zoo  Atascadero, California

Mountain region
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo  Colorado Springs, Colorado

Central region
Sunset Zoo  Manhattan, Kansas
Dallas World Aquarium Dallas, Texas 
Brookfield Zoo  Brookfield, Illinois
St. Louis Zoo  St. Louis, Missouri
Baton Rouge Zoo  Baton Rouge, Louisiana 
Milwaukee County Zoo  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Eastern region
Tennessee Aquarium  Chatanooga, Tennessee
Pittsburgh Zoo  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Seneca Park Zoo  Rochester, New York
Central Florida Zoo  Sanford, Florida

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