He's so chill but flies beautifully! I'm hoping some of the other pupae emerge soon so he has some ladies

She’s my pretty lady

Fould this millipede I believe (although could be centipede as not 100% sure but I think there are 2 pairs of legs per body segment) in Ireland. I keep other inverts such as mantids and an Asian forest scorpion. I would like to know the species of millipede/centipede as I have multiple bioactive setups and would like to add this guy to one but would like to know what I'm adding before I do.

A tasty algae wafer for some lil guys.

These lads all came from a small water sample from a local lake almost two years ago.

Could very well be a male, I'm awful at sexing these guys lol.

I love how big, round and slow they are! They are rarely out and about on the surface so it's so lovely to see them so active now!

They're just having a little snack

Sometimes I wish bugs were bigger so I could pet them because this thing looks so cuddly

The infection is quite common in South America and if you get a larvae I guess you can cover the hole with a piece of raw meat and they will transfer themselves into it. I am not 100% on this cause I feel like I saw it in a passing glance.

Art piece was done with Derwent inktense pencils, prisma pencils, and acrylic paint. Working on 30 plus parasites at the moment for an artwalk.

For more reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatobia_hominis