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Desert Millipede
Orthoporus ornatus
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Orthoporus flavior
Rusty MillipedeTrigoniulus corallinus
Texas MillipedeOrthoporus texicolens
American Giant MillipedeNarceus americanus
Portuguese MillipedeOmmatoiulus moreleti
Bumblebee MillipedeAnadenobolus monilicornis
Ommatoiulus rutilans
Yellow-legged PachyiulusPachyiulus flavipes
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,115 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,495 |
| New Mexico | 1,448 |
| Arizona | 866 |
| Mexico | 273 |
| Chihuahua | 101 |
| Sonora | 52 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 49 |
| Durango | 40 |
| Oklahoma | 39 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Millipedes · Diplopoda |
| Order | Spirostreptida |
| Family | Flatplate Millipedes · Spirostreptidae |
| Genus | Orthoporus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Desert Millipede with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.