Giant Millipede, Monte Verde, Costa Rica

These millipedes were everywhere. If you pick them up they smell sweet - because they give off cyanide to prevent predators like monkeys from eating them. Actually, the capuchins rub them through their fur as a sort of anti-parasite comb!

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Tags: millipede, giant, forest, rain, cloud, costa, rica, monkey, capuchin, costarica, monteverde, insect, bug, critter, wildlife, animal
Uploaded: June 7, 2008
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