Millipedes are harmless vegetarians that eat dead leaves. And sometimes appear on TV.
For three minutes yesterday, Millie, a yellow flat-backed millipede (Cherokia georgiana) was the most famous arthropod in town. Just ask Russell Biven.
She and her spokesman appeared on WBIR’s Live@5@4. For the first time in the 19 year history of the program, a millipede was a featured guest. And why not? Without millipedes and their ilk, we would be buried in dead leaves in a matter of years.
Millie was there to promote Ijams' end of summer Big Bug Safari tomorrow at 2 p.m. part of the nature center's Family Adventure Sunday series. Each kid gets a swept net and plastic containers and we’ll roundup as many bugs—insects, spiders, millipedes and centipedes—as possible. Yee-haw!
Millie was there to promote Ijams' end of summer Big Bug Safari tomorrow at 2 p.m. part of the nature center's Family Adventure Sunday series. Each kid gets a swept net and plastic containers and we’ll roundup as many bugs—insects, spiders, millipedes and centipedes—as possible. Yee-haw!
This is old school. Ijams has been connecting kids to nature since 1923.
For more information or to sign up call 577-4717, ext. 110 or go online to…
http://ijams.org/events/ijams-family-wildlife-series-summer-bug-safari-2/
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For more information or to sign up call 577-4717, ext. 110 or go online to…
http://ijams.org/events/ijams-family-wildlife-series-summer-bug-safari-2/
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