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Orthoporus ornatus - Texas Gold Millipede
Texas Gold Millipedes are large desert millipedes native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, including western Texas. Their warm golden-brown coloration, impressive adult size and constant slow-motion wandering make them surprisingly entertaining display animals.
Unlike tropical millipedes that require constantly damp conditions, Orthoporus ornatus are adapted to much drier environments. They still need access to a moisture gradient and appropriate decomposing organic material, but they do especially well in a well-ventilated setup with plenty of substrate for burrowing.
They're peaceful, easy to handle when necessary and completely harmless, although like most millipedes they can release defensive secretions when stressed. They're a great choice for someone wanting a larger invertebrate that's interesting without being particularly demanding.
They're also a genuinely North American species, with O. ornatus ranging through the southwestern United States from Arizona into western Texas and south into Mexico.
Orthoporus ornatus - Texas Gold Millipede
Texas Gold Millipedes are large desert millipedes native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, including western Texas. Their warm golden-brown coloration, impressive adult size and constant slow-motion wandering make them surprisingly entertaining display animals.
Unlike tropical millipedes that require constantly damp conditions, Orthoporus ornatus are adapted to much drier environments. They still need access to a moisture gradient and appropriate decomposing organic material, but they do especially well in a well-ventilated setup with plenty of substrate for burrowing.
They're peaceful, easy to handle when necessary and completely harmless, although like most millipedes they can release defensive secretions when stressed. They're a great choice for someone wanting a larger invertebrate that's interesting without being particularly demanding.
They're also a genuinely North American species, with O. ornatus ranging through the southwestern United States from Arizona into western Texas and south into Mexico.